Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that ā€œmillions will be killedā€ in his countryā€™s war with Russia without additional funding from the United States.

CNNā€™s Kaitlan Collins asked Zelensky in an interview to respond to comments made by Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who claimed Ukraineā€™s outcome in its war will not be changed even if it receives the President Bidenā€™s $60 billion aid request. Zelensky said he wasnā€™t sure if Vance ā€œunderstands what is going on here.ā€

ā€œTo understand it is to come to the front line to see whatā€™s going on, to speak with the people, then to go to civilians to understand ā€¦ what will [happen to] them without this support. And he will understand that millions ā€¦ will be killed. Itā€™s a fact,ā€ Zelensky said.

      • @tiltinyall@lemmy.org
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        2ā€¢4 months ago

        A destabilized EU, and thatā€™s a guarantee there, would economically impact the entire world in ways that U.S.A exceptionalists can not ever seem to grasp.

      • @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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        1ā€¢4 months ago

        Lol, just be quiet troll. Itā€™s easy looking at your post history that you have an agenda that is aligned with the opposition of America.

        A degraded russian military is good for pretty much everyone.

        And by the way you talk you probably donā€™t give a shit about socialised healthcare. Itā€™s just a stick you can use to hit people with.

          • @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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            2ā€¢4 months ago

            Not an American.

            You have some pretty dumb ideas about foreign policy.

            The fact that you used healthcare as an example is a conservative dogwhistle, and a rather ineffective one at that.

            Isolationism is something your country cannot go back to. That idea was rightly killed over a century ago, as if it was ever actually fully realised.

            I thought your country at least paid lip service to freedom and democracy worldwide, how is letting Russia invade and annex another country good for you?

            Itā€™s not hard to tell that you arenā€™t someone who actually understands the topic, or is acting in good faith here.

              • @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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                1ā€¢4 months ago

                Well, Ukraine formally asked for aid at the beginning of Russiaā€™s ā€œspecial military operationā€. Sooooooā€¦

                The US hasnā€™t sold a single thing to Ukraine, but has been donating their old stock.

                How is helping Ukraine not a good thing? Doesnā€™t that increase security by having another friendly nation on your side?

                Your arguments are rather weak. Seriously, how does allowing Russia have its way benefit anyone but Russia?

                  • @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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                    Wow, itā€™s almost like the US could do all of that at the same timeā€¦

                    Allies arenā€™t cheap to earn, and if you want to not be the world police you need a lot of them.

                    Or do you think that the countries that are opposed to the US would just not do anything if you sat on your hands? Or their Allies come to their aid when they needed it?