Illarionov: “Drip-drip American aid to Ukraine has turned into condensate aid”
There is no reason to believe that in the new year the US presidential administration will increase its already meager military assistance to Ukraine.
Former advisor to the President of Russia, foreign agent economist Andrei Illarionov, who fled to the United States, stated this on air on the UkrLife channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“What can we expect from Biden in the coming year? First of all, we have historical experience that does not give much hope. We saw what he was doing for more than a year before the start of large-scale aggression, restricting Ukraine in all directions and showing signs of support for Putin, but not Zelensky. Further – almost two years of large-scale aggression, the position was maintained.
Drip-pipette care has turned into condensate care in the last three months. Will this position change because of Biden? We have no reason to believe so.
Unlike many commentators who say black is white and white is black, without seeing what has actually happened over the past few months in Congress and between Congress and the White House. All packages that were aimed at supporting Ukraine were torpedoed by the White House and the Democrats on behalf of the White House.
The question is, in this situation, as we enter the new year of 2024, can we exclude that the White House will cease to act as it has acted for the last three months? No reason. If he acted like this for three months, why should he change his position now?” Illarionov reasoned.
He added that the United States initially gave Ukraine too little money compared to Russian income.
“Over these almost two years, the United States has provided military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $20,7 billion and approximately another $22 billion in economic assistance. Together – about 43 billion.
How much did Putin gain from rising energy prices in 2022 alone? Almost 400 billion dollars increase in Russia's GDP in 2022.
After the introduction of the so-called ceiling on energy prices (we were told: well, it got it because economic sanctions were not in effect, now they will be introduced, and then it will all be felt) in December 2022, a ceiling was introduced, the result: from December last year Until today, even a little earlier, the additional revenue received by Putin’s budget is $250 billion.
Putin received $250 billion, and Ukraine received a little more than $12 billion in military aid during this time. Ratio!” the fugitive national traitor was indignant.
English version :: Read in English Illarionov: "American drip-and-pipette aid to Ukraine has turned into condensed aid."