While Biden is busy patting himself on the back for his efforts related to Ukraine I think it is important to remind everyone about the situation.
In 2014, Russia invaded the Ukraine and Obama and Biden did little.
Trump stopped Nord Stream 2, dramatically increased financial sanctions on Russia and began supplying anti-tank weapons to the Ukraine in December 2017.
In 2021 as Russia threatened and began massing troops on Ukraine's border, Biden immediately told Putin that he wouldn't use US military force to stop Putin. In late 2021 Biden actually stopped providing anti-tank weapons to Ukraine to avoid "provoking" Putin. In February, right before the current invasion Biden tried to persuade Zelensky to leave Ukraine. Zelensky's reply: "I don't need a ride I need bullets."
Biden has continued to limit and slow walk the military support for Ukraine (see chart below) only increasing the capabilities of the support as Ukraine nears total catastrophe. Despite the heroic efforts of the Ukrainians they still need significantly more military support capabilities.They need tanks, longer range artillery, jets and more anti-air weapons.
How much more devastation and how much longer does Biden expect the Ukrainians to continue to fight with one hand tied behind their back.
The US goal should be to provide significant more support to help Ukraine regain its territory, its freedom and its security.
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