The west especially US sources inside the Pentagon...

Editor's note: ...and the media continue to frame the Anglo-American-NATO commercial proxy war against Russia as "stopping Russian aggression" and to "prevent Russia's expansion into Europe." Both claims are false as most honest observes have concluded. But honesty isn't part of the equation when it comes to procuring US weapons for Ukraine. It's more about advertising when it comes to US policy.  The economic benefits for the US defense (war) industry is a significant portion of US aid to Ukraine. It is money laundering wrapped in marketing terms that funds US weapon manufacturers to produce a continuing supply of weapons. For instance, 60 percent of US military aid is spent in the US, supporting jobs and industries in over 70 cities. Supporting jobs in over 70 US cities cost the lives of over 1.5 million Ukrainian soldiers and billions of dollars in destroyed military equipment. This economic incentive and continued destruction of Ukrainian lives make aid packages politically palatable, as they stimulate the US economy while supporting a mostly UK-directed commercial war on Russia using Ukrainian proxies. While US sources speak out of their asses "working to end the war in Ukraine" - it's not a war, it's a SMO by Russia - the US senate and congress continue funding the war in Ukraine. It should be noted that both Senators Shaheen and Murkowski from New Hampshire and Alaska respectively, have a strong presence of companies that support the US defense (war) industry in their states.
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Provide $50 Billion to Fund Ukraine War

by Kyle Anzalone | August 4, 2025

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that will provide $50 billion in military aid for Ukraine. The assistance is intended to fund the proxy war for another two years. [Editor's note: It is good to see more news sources are calling this what it is: a "proxy war."]

According to The Hill, "Shaheen and Murkowski are framing their legislation as giving Trump additional tools to force Putin to the negotiating table – by scaling up Ukraine's military capabilities to withstand Russian attacks." [Editor's note: "Scaling up?" How? With over 1.5 million dead Ukrainian soldiers many defecting to Russia?]

"This bipartisan bill will strengthen President Trump's negotiating hand with Vladimir Putin and finally put an end to this senseless war," said Shaheen, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee. “There is continued bipartisan resolve to sustain Ukraine's valiant fight for freedom by helping Ukraine obtain the air defense needed to protect its civilian population centers, including schools and hospitals, from Russia's relentless drone and missile attacks." [Editor's note: This is incorrect. The Russians are not negotiating and they have made this clear. Copy edit advertising: "...sustain Ukraine's valiant fight for freedom..."]

However, the senators appear to be laying a trap for Trump in their framing, as the legislation would prevent the president from halting aid shipments. [Editor's note: Too much money to be made laundering money back to US weapon manufacturers.]

The bill includes $30 billion in direct military assistance, $12 billion in Presidential Drawdown Authority funds, and $3 billion in foreign military financing. It also provides money for other projects, including a $1 billion joint drone venture between the US, Ukraine, and Taiwan.

The senators want to use frozen Russian assets to fund part of the aid. The US holds about $5 billion in Russian assets that were frozen by US sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. [Editor's note: Outright theft.]

"It also makes clear that Russian assets held in the United States should be used to cover the costs to provide weapons to Ukraine," Shaheen's statement explained. [Editor's note: This woman knows absolutely nothing about Ukraine, Russia or warfare.]

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Maybe that $50 billion should be spent retraining a now incompetent and incapable US military that would have an extremely difficult problem fighting against a peer military like Russia: 

Staying Nauseated 

This project will cost the US $175 billon dollars and that is on the low end. What are these people planning for because it won't be to defend against Russia and China?

America's Golden Dome