Unpublished WST Letter to Editor
The Editorial Board's proclamation that the arguments against the $40 billion aid to Ukraine (A GOP Faction Votes Against Ukraine, May 17, 2022) are not "persuasive" is far from convincing. The Board fails to make any argument supporting "interests to protect abroad." Just because Congress "threw" trillions at covid is no reason to throw another $40 billion elsewhere.
This $40 billion isn't the first time we have given "aid" to Ukraine. Perhaps the Board also missed the news that Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Batallion had surrendered to the Russians in Mariupol after months of resistance. The Russian ruble has rebounded after the initial slum, and dozens of European countries have opened new ruble accounts to ensure their energy supply.