Another year of highly escalated warfare in Ukraine has reared its gruesome head once again.
The United States and the United Kingdom have geared up to send additional aid packages to Ukraine to help in their defense against Russia.
The U.S. announced an aid package that will total $2.5 billion dollars, including hundreds of armored vehicles, such as Stryker armored personnel carriers and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, as well as thousands of different artillery and mortar rounds.
Similarly, the U.K. has also announced an aid package, with Reuters reporting that Britain’s defense minister, Ben Wallace, has confirmed “the supply of 14 Challenger two tanks and setting out a number of other details.”
This is not the first time either country has supplied aid to Ukrainians in fighting this war.
The State Department states that “Since January 2021, the United States has invested approximately $27.5 billion in security assistance to demonstrate our enduring and steadfast commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The United Kingdom also supplied Ukraine with $2.3 billion in aid in 2022.
The announcements of these aid packages has demonstrated how civilian tax dollars are being spent in both nations, with mixed reactions being felt throughout them both.
“I do understand and support the decision of our leaders to send these reinforcements to Ukraine, as historically the United States has made attempts to intervene in global conflicts that could have negative economic impacts on the global market. I think this decision was the most logical route for our leaders to take in this situation,” said a senior political science student.
