743
submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months.

The House swiftly approved roughly €89 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.

With an overwhelming vote, €57 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter of minutes, a strong showing as American lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of US support to the war-torn ally. Many Democrats cheered on the House floor and waved blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] julianh@lemm.ee 36 points 5 months ago

The war is already happening regardless of what the us does. Would you rather we just sit back and let Russia destroy ukraine?

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Lots of hate for how the US does business here. But of course I want them to help Ukraine in the end. Doesn’t make all of their politics right. It’s all a big game and if you don’t believe that you’re sadly naive. Our politicians are addicted to the game of chess, it’s not just the power.

[-] ugjka@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago
[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Apparently my main point is getting buried. I agree.

[-] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

That image is very likely to be fake, btw.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I’m American, and can say it’s likely real. There were strong calls for isolationism after WWI. The US waited over two years to join the allies in WWII. It’s important to know of our government’s failures as well as successes, or we face repetition.

[-] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

The Holocaust Memorial Museum disagrees.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Then the museum is wrong. WWII began September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. The US entered in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor which occurred on December 7, 1941, over two years later.

[-] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

The fuck are you talking about? The historians who investigated the origins of this photo conclude that it is likely to be staged. It's completely irrelevant when the US entered WWII

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2024
743 points (100.0% liked)

World News

38554 readers
2225 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS