There is a growing sense of desperation in the West to get the funding to keep the Ukraine War going.
Victoria Nuland, the U.S. State Department’s #2 official, said recently if Russian President Vladimir Putin is allowed to win, other “hungry” tyrants will start to get ideas. (A not-so-subtle nod to China’s Xi Jinping with Taiwan.)
Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish foreign minister and ultimate Russian hawk (along with his wife), told CNN that the U.S.’s credibility hangs in the balance on whether it passes another $60 billion for Ukraine.
Sikorski, who is famous for thanking the U.S. for bombing the Nord Stream pipelines before deleting the post, got to thank the Secretary of State in person in Washington on Monday. Blinken posted on X that they talked about how their partnership “continues to grow,” which usually means a new air defense contract.
French President Emmanuel Macron, not to be outdone by the U.S.’s dog and pony show, went even further and vaguely told reporters that he couldn’t rule out French troops entering the fray in Ukraine.
Hellbound and Down 