re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Here is the aid from the US to Ukraine from 2016 to present. It stays flat during the entire Trump presidency. I didn’t make the charts but whatever. LINK

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Your link seems pretty favorable to Trump. Of course Biden is going to be higher now because of the current invasion, but still, from your document.

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Provision of Defense Equipment
After Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, the Obama
Administration provided Ukraine nonlethal security
assistance, such as body armor, helmets, vehicles, night and
thermal vision devices, heavy engineering equipment,
advanced radios, patrol boats, rations, tents, counter-mortar
radars, uniforms, medical kits, and other related items. In
2017, the Trump Administration announced U.S.
willingness to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Since 2018, Ukraine has used FMF, as well as some of its
national funds, to procure U.S. defense equipment,
including Javelin anti-armor missiles and Mark VI patrol
boats purchased through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
system. Ukraine also has used a combination of FMF and
national funds to refurbish former U.S. Coast Guard Island-
class patrol boats provided through the Excess Defense
Articles (EDA; 22 U.S.C. §2321j) program. In addition,
Ukraine has purchased firearms; ammunition; ordnance;

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So Trump moved from non-lethal to lethal aid. That seems significant?

I'm glancing, but after a decrease in FY17, it appears funding increased each year? I imagine FY16 started 3 months before his presidency began and FY21 would have included his last three months.

The situation was relatively stable after 2014, so again, nothing seems odd from a US funding standpoint to me.

LETHAL AID, WHEN DID IT ARRIVE?