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by Varriount 695 days ago
As far as I know, Ukraine doesn't have any leader like that. Could you provide more information?

Also, according to https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder... and https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine , the amount spent on Ukraine as a percentage of total government spending seems to be around 3%, not taking into account the fact that some of that might have been spent anyway (for example, old munitions that would have otherwise been replaced were sent to Ukraine).

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It's an account created hours ago immediately spewing Kremlin propaganda... let's not feed it.
I find it fascinating that the right wing in the US is massively pro Russia.

It didn't happen in the UK, probably because of a populist prime minister (Johnson) who wanted to be seen as a Churchill figure throwing immense and unconditional support to Ukraine, it meant that pro-Russia elements couldn't really get any traction.

There are remarkably few overlaps between the geopolitical situation of the UK vs the US. It isn't unexpected that people take different positions - the only thing the right wing parties are expected to agree on are some broad economic and social principles. With a lot of caveats and "maybe"s.

It is like being fascinated that the Indian right have different opinions, or the South African right. Or the Russian right. Or different factions of the US right wing. It is fascinating, but the UK voters aren't expected to be on the same wavelength as the States; Johnson or no Johnson. They have different interests and motivations.