[koolba]

What did the USA gain by giving billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine?

My understanding is that the mineral deal is back pay. And if the development is going to be done by American firms, then of course there’s a security alignment for the USA.

The dumb move of the day was on the part of Zelensky thinking he could somehow expand things at the last moment or on live TV.

[dangjc]

We destroyed half of Russia’s military without shedding American lives. We defended the principle that people should govern themselves and not be dominated by force.

[TFYS]

If other large powers stop being afraid of the US, and if allies can't trust the US, then the US will lose its status and the losses from that are probably a lot more than the billions given to Ukraine.