Is this a lifesaver for the "continuation of Ukraine's life"?
Or is it the driving force that makes Ukraine even more "abandoned" in the flames of war?
U.S. President Joe Biden officially signed a foreign aid bill of up to $95 billion on the 24th, of which more than half of the funds, that is, $60.84 billion, will be earmarked for military and economic assistance to Ukraine.
Now that Ukraine is happy, Zelensky gratefully said that the United States is on the right path of history, to save thousands of lives, and to bring the two countries closer together.
Is it to save or to die?
Zelensky was also a little too early to rejoice. To put it bluntly, this foreign aid of the United States is aimed at maximizing its own interests, so where is there any charity to speak of? To put it bluntly, it is to add fuel to the fire of Ukraine and push them into the fire pit!
According to previous data, some people estimate that the United States and NATO have provided Ukraine with a total of about 500 billion US dollars, and the number of Ukrainian casualties is about 500,000, almost every 1 million US dollars corresponds to the life of a Ukrainian soldier. Therefore, this $60.8 billion aid is almost about to kill and injure another 60,000 people.
Can Ukraine take this money for nothing? Sooner or later, it will have to be repaid, and even the belt bones will have to be spit out!
Ukraine is still dreaming of weapons, and the creditors of the West there have long been sharpening their knives. The IMF's "Mr. Accounts" wrote clearly on its official website that Ukraine will have to pay off $2.9 billion to repay its debts this year, which is 6.4 percent of their government revenue! In the next seven years, they will have to spend $11.5 billion one after another.
What's more, in May last year, the American company BlackRock quietly set up a development fund in Ukraine, seemingly to attract investment in energy, infrastructure and other fields. However, the New York Times broke the news that BlackRock was responsible for managing Ukraine's assets, including those international aid funds, in the agreement. In addition, BlackRock officially took over Ukraine's energy infrastructure, power grid, agricultural investment and all state-owned enterprises without paying any fees to Ukraine.
Ukraine has a population of just over 20 million, a GDP of only $160 billion, and an annual fiscal revenue of just over $10 billion. However, the war debt is more than $560 billion, and the annual interest alone is $30 billion. How will this Ukrainian live in the future? I can't afford to sell blood to repay this debt!
Of course, the United States has long known that Ukraine cannot afford to pay it back, so when the time comes, BlackRock will show its skills, and with the agreement with Ukraine, they can directly seize Ukrainian assets and land.
This is the "Western-style debt trap", and Ukraine has already been sold by knocking out the bones.
The United States is simply familiar with this kind of operation, and it has long learned from the past, but every time it can change its vest and continue to stage the great drama of "aid."
After the Cold War, the United States threw a bunch of money at those countries in Eastern Europe and Latin America, and engaged in a bunch of democratization, shock therapy, and so on.
Afghanistan is even more miserable, it has been beaten by the United States for more than 20 years and has received $32.4 billion in aid, but what has happened to the result? The country has been bombed into ruins, narcotics are rampant, and terrorism is rampant. Today, 18.9 million people in Afghanistan are still on the brink of starvation, and the United States has indifferently seized their overseas assets, adding to the tragedy.
Today, Ukraine is repeating the mistakes of the past and facing a similar fate. American "aid" is like a double-edged sword, cutting both at Russia and at itself. This conflict seems to be a contest between two countries, but it is actually a game manipulated by the United States behind the scenes. Ukraine, on the other hand, has become a victim of this game, burdened with heavy debts and a worrying future.
"Fatten Yourself"
The U.S. has aided Ukraine, and the money is like flowing water, but who has it helped?
It's the pockets of the US military industry, the votes of politicians!
The tens of billions of dollars in aid are nothing more than a numbers game played by the United States.
Looking at the bills, $23.2 billion fills the gap in the US own arsenal, $11.3 billion to fund the US military to shine in Europe, $13.8 billion to buy new toys for arms dealers, and finally leaves a fraction for Ukraine. This is not aid, this is naked benefit delivery!
The United States went around in a big circle and stuffed most of the money back into its own pockets. Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, nearly ninety percent of the military and related assistance approved by the U.S. Congress is still in the United States.
For the US military-industrial complex, Ukraine is simply their "cash cow". The United States has not directly started a war for many years, but they have to seize this opportunity to make money. Moreover, many of these weapons have flowed back to the EU, which has enriched the EU's arsenal. This aid from the United States can be said to be a "win-win": on the one hand, it consumes its own stocks, and on the other hand, it also makes the military industry earn more. As long as the Russian-Ukrainian war continues, there will be money to be made in the Western military-industrial complex.
Russia made a promise last March that the fighting would subside as long as Ukraine remained neutral and did not get close to NATO. However, then-British Prime Minister Johnson hurried to Kiev and shouted: "Do not sign any agreement with Russia, you must continue to fight to the end!"
Why is Johnson so opposed? He is just a mouthpiece that conveys the will of the United States. Who wants to see this conflict continue to spread? Who wants to use this to bring down Russia and Ukraine? Who wants to use this war to pave the way for their own interests?
The answer is already clear.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than a year, and the United States has been fanning the flames and increasing military aid, all of which is behind its carefully planned ballot politics and cold realist calculations.
"The black market is on fire"
Originally, the weapons that could really be used to aid Ukraine were already less pitiful, but some of them were still "lost".
The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense has announced that the U.S. military has "lost" weapons and equipment worth more than $1 billion to aid Ukraine. According to the report, about 59% of the weapons and equipment that should be subject to end-use verification have not been counted.
Where did these weapons go?
Flying all over the Middle East. These weapons are sold on the black market and shipped to the Middle East and Idlib.
PICTURED: GERMAN TELEVISION COMPANY TAGESSCHAU REPORTED THAT EU AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT UKRAINE MAY HAVE SET UP WEAPONS CACHES ON THE BORDER WITH THE EU TO FACILITATE THE ORGANIZATION OF SMUGGLING.
Arms smuggling in Ukraine is nothing new. Back in 2022, Russia Today journalists discovered Ukraine's "treasures" in the depths of the dark web like explorers – weapons that were carefully selected by the West and were supposed to help Ukraine's battlefield have now become cash cows in the hands of smugglers. From the "Javelin" anti-tank system to the "Stinger" anti-aircraft missile, from the "Switchblade 600" drone to the "Phoenix Ghost" drone, and even conventional weapons such as grenades, mines, and assault rifles, all of them are clearly marked and openly sold.
The sensational documentary "Arming Ukraine" exposes the truth about Western aid to Ukraine. It turned out that only 30% of the weapons generously donated by Western countries could really reach the hands of Ukrainian front-line soldiers.
It is no secret in the West that Ukraine has become an arms tycoon on the black market. Ironically, this "business" is quite reasonable for Americans, depleting stocks and fueling conflict, which can really be described as "killing two birds with one stone". The greed and selfishness of human nature, the hypocrisy and double standards of Western countries, are fully exposed in this absurd "business".
Whose life has been renewed and whose life has been abandoned by this absurd "investment"?
$60.8 billion, to whom was it burned, and whose life was renewed?
What continues is the life of the greed of the US military industry, the life of corruption of Ukrainian politicians, the life of the cruelty of war, but the dream of peace and tranquility of innocent people, the soul of soldiers who died on the battlefield, and the light of peace and hope for the future.
However, this bloody farce of money and power is still under the control of the United States and has never stopped.