Comments by "Thetequilashooter1" (@Thetequilashooter1) on "The Times and The Sunday Times" channel.

@diegoflores9237 Why shouldn’t the US be reimbursed for the many billions in aid that it’s provided to Ukraine? Without it Ukraine would have lost by now.
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Oreshnik-FSB Russia lost along time ago. Just look at the reasons why it invaded, and the exact opposite happened. Russia invaded to stop NATO expansion, and yet two new members are now part of the alliance, and NATO’s border with Russia has more than doubled. Russia also invaded to demilitarize Ukraine, and yet Ukraine is stronger now than ever before. Ukraine has shown the world that Russia has a joke of a military.
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Oreshnik-FSB 😂 Russia has had to go to Iran and even North Korea for help. Russian troops are using Chinese golf carts, scooters, and even bicycles on the front. Russia’s Black Sea fleet has gone into hiding, and Russia’s Air Force can’t achieve air superiority over Ukraine’s old and significantly outnumbered air force. The Russian military is a joke. The US has provided Ukraine with less than five percent of its annual military budget, and it’s still enough for Ukraine to cause nearly a million Russian casualties. Nobody respects the Russian military. Its army looks like it came from a Mad Max movie.
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Oreshnik-FSB Why are you bragging, Ivan? You’ve got nothing to brag about.
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Oreshnik-FSB Ukraine still holds Russian land for over six months. And when Yevgeny Prigozhin was heading towards Moscow, Russia had no way to stop him. All he had was a few thousand troops, and Putin had to flee in fear.
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No, he just doesn’t believe that the U.S. should keep giving away free military equipment. What’s wrong with that? The U.S. has no obligation to even help, and without US military support Ukraine would lose. What’s wrong with Ukraine paying for the support instead of having the US taxpayers pay for it?
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@Dollyqueen84 The Budapest Memorandum says nothing about protecting or even providing aid to Ukraine. In fact, the reason why a memorandum was used is because it has little to no legal weight as the President doesn’t have the authority to independently grant the kinds of security assurances that you’re claiming. Only a treaty can do that, and that would require the approval of Congress, which would not have happened. Think logically about it. Ukraine wasn’t even an ally of the United States when the memorandum was signed. There’s no way that the United States would agree to protect a country that isn’t even a friend. Ukraine didn’t want the nukes as it didn’t have the resources or funds to maintain them. The nukes had twelve year useful lives, eight of which had already passed when the memorandum was signed. In exchange for signing the memorandum Russia forgave huge amounts of debt. Furthermore, Russia was going to take the nukes whether or not there was a memorandum, and Ukraine wasn’t about to go to war over something it didn’t want.
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@ The US has no obligation to help. Ukraine can decline the aid and not let the U.S. have mineral rights. It’s as simple as that. What makes you think Ukraine is entitled to free military equipment from the USA?
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@ Try reading the Budapest Memorandum and then get back to me. You don’t know what you’re talking about. And Ukraine never had independent control of the nukes, and it didn’t want them.
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@Dollyqueen84 I understand your point. You’re saying that the US has a moral obligation to help, which I still disagree. The main reason why the U.S. wanted Ukraine to give up its nukes is because the U.S. didn’t believe that Ukraine had the proper security protocols to keep them safe. The United States feared that they would fall into the wrong hands. The US has already done more than enough to help. Despite having no legal obligation to help, it’s provided as much military aid as all the other countries combined. And no, the U.S. doesn’t have an obligation of any sort to keep arming Ukraine. There are wars all over the world. The U.S. can’t be everywhere for everyone. European countries need to step up a lot more and do their fair share. The war is in their own neighborhood, and it’s their security that’s most directly at risk.
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@boxingforselfdefence7620 Zelenskyy first offered Ukrainian minerals rights to Trump back in December in exchange for continued U.S. aid. Of course Trump would accept the offer.
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@ This war happens to be at a very bad time in the USA. The American public is fed up with all the wasteful spending that has happened these last four years. Some of the spending by USAID is outrageous. Paying millions in condoms for Gaza is one example. Another $6 million so that the people in Iraq can have the children’s TV show Sesame Street is another. Providing money to Guatemala for sex changes is another. There are many more examples. Americans are sick of seeing so much spending that is just driving us into deeper debt.
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@anelapetrovic5969 What western provocations? Countries only joined NATO out of fear of Russia. It makes sense. Just look at how Russia treats non-NATO members. Russia is the clear aggressor. It invaded Ukraine for no justifiable reason, just lies.
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What’s wrong with it? Why should American taxpayers have to pay for Ukraine’s defense?
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@Meerque If Biden was still in office he’d be still giving away free aid. What’s wrong with the U.S. being compensated for the many billions in aid that it has provided to Ukraine?
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@Oreshnik-FSB Russia has to send crippled men to the front to fight. Russia’s own soldiers leave numerous videos about how poorly they are treated, and how very few make it back alive. The west has provided very little and most of the military aid is from old stockpiles. Russia thought it would win in three days and now the war is three years old. Every piece of equipment that Russia has bragged about has been a failure. The T-14 isn’t even used. The Su-57 doesn’t go anywhere near Ukrainian strongholds. Russia’s SAMS have repeatedly failed to protect strategic targets. Russia’s army even laughs at itself for some of the equipment they use. Ukraine is a fraction of the size of Russia, it’s on Russia’s own border, and Russia still can’t win. Even North Korean soldiers are helping Russia. How you be proud of an army like that?
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@ I never complained about Ukraine overreaching its borders. In fact I am all for it. It gives Ukraine greater negotiating leverage. Stop the lying bs.
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@ First of all, none of the equipment provided was under a lend lease agreement. Second of all, the Budapest Memorandum says nothing about protecting or even providing aid to Ukraine. Maybe you should try reading it before referencing it.
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@ArcticGrumpy Google Why Biden hasn’t loaned weapons to Ukraine, and you will find: “The Biden administration has yet to use its Lend-Lease authorities to send weapons to Ukraine, senior administration officials and lawmakers told NatSec Daily. The U.S. under President JOE BIDEN has committed nearly $35 billion in security assistance for Kyiv since Russia’s invasion, all of it coming from drawdowns of U.S. military stocks or future weapons production.” There was some equipment later on provided on loan, but Biden knows that Ukraine can’t pay it back, and he forgave billions that Ukraine owed.
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@gomersimpson777ram The US is not capturing Ukraine. That’s nonsense. You just don’t like that the US just wants to be reimbursed for the aid it’s provided. What makes you think that Ukraine is entitled to free US equipment, and no it is not on loan. The significant majority was given from existing US stockpiles and weapons procurements. You think that the U.S. is some free weapons store for Ukraine to be able to access at will?
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@ArcticGrumpy And the US will most likely forgive most of it just like Biden has already done. Most of that aid package has already been provided to Ukraine. Any further aid will require Ukraine to pay for it through mineral rights. What’s wrong with the U.S. getting compensation for its equipment? If Ukraine doesn’t like the deal, it doesn’t have to receive any more aid from the United States. It’s their choice. Read the Budapest Memorandum. There are no terms that address if Ukraine is invaded. The US wasn’t even an ally of Ukraine when the memorandum was signed. There’s no way it would agree to protect it. Furthermore, the President of the United States doesn’t have that kind of authority. Protection of another country would need to be done by a treaty, not a worthy memorandum that has very little legal weight. A treaty would need to be approved by Congress, which would not have occurred back in the early 90s.
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@ArcticGrumpy Most of that has already been provided to Ukraine. And Biden already forgave almost $5 billion in loans. What’s wrong with any future aid being subject to mineral rights? Ukraine doesn’t have to accept the deal. The US has every right to ask to be compensated.
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@ Read the Budapest Memorandum and cite exactly where the US is required to protect or even provide aid. I shouldn’t be hearing back from you.
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@ Trump knows with a loan that there’s a good chance that the US will forgive the debt. Much of the debt under the Lend Lease Act in WWII was forgiven, and the only amount that had to be repaid was for equipment that wasn’t destroyed, and that the country that received the aid decided to keep. He’s tired of the U.S. getting screwed over. The US does not have any obligation to help, and US taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the massive amount of aid provided. And keep in mind that it was Zelenskyy who first proposed this deal when he met with Trump last year.
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@ Google Ukraine welcomes Trump offer to trade its minerals for US military support, and you’ll find that it was Ukraine that first came up with the idea. “Ukraine previously offered access to its rare earth minerals in hopes of keeping the Trump administration engaged in its fight with Russia.” Again, Ukraine doesn’t have to go through with the deal. It can reject it and rely on European aid.
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@ArcticGrumpy Do you not understand that a memorandum has little legal weight, and that the President doesn’t have the authority to promise protection of another country? Are you really that naive to think that the U.S. would offer to protect another country when they weren’t even a friend when the memorandum was signed? Be sensible. If there were consequences like you’re implying they would have been explicitly written.
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@ArcticGrumpy Agreements are explicitly written. There aren’t implied terms. Anything of that magnitude would have been explicitly written in the memorandum, but there’s nothing.
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@ I never said that. However, President Biden did provide some aid to Ukraine under the Presidential drawdown authority, which doesn’t require Congressional approval. I can’t recall the exact amount, but I think it’s in the neighborhood of around $3-5 billion. Last I recall is that out of the $60 billion approved for Ukraine, that Biden sent all but around $3 billion of it. This means any further aid will be subject to Congressional approval.
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@ Nah, you just don’t like hearing the truth. Tell me exactly what you don’t believe and I’ll prove you wrong. F Russia for invading Ukraine for no justifiable reason, and just lies.
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@FTM1fenn Nah, you just don’t want to hear the truth. Tell me exactly what I have written that you think is fake, and I’ll gladly prove you wrong. Screw Russia for invading Ukraine for no justifiable reason. It’s horrible what it’s done, and it’s even worse that it’s sheep people are still okay with it.
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@FTM1fenn You’re a Brit and yet you support Russia? What exactly did I write that you think is fake?
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@gomersimpson777ram That’s total nonsense. Without US military aid, Russia would have won a long time ago. The US has provided as much military aid as all the other countries combined. Remember when the Republicans held up support to Ukraine for eight months, and how much territory Ukraine lost? Even Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine would lose without US support. The US doesn’t owe Ukraine anything. It doesn’t have to help at all. Why should the USA give Ukraine billions upon billions of aid and not be compensated for it? Freedom isn’t free. If Ukraine wants US aid it needs to pay for it. Otherwise, it can choose to not accept the military equipment from the United States and lose the war to Russia.
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@gomersimpson777ram Russia lost a long time ago. Just look at why it invaded and the opposite happened.
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@gomersimpson777ram Because Putin is a liar. He invaded for no justifiable reason, and the people who believe in him are brainwashed sheep.
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@ Ask yourself, why did Russia invade? To stop NATO expansion, and to demilitarize Ukraine. Both Sweden and Finland have joined the alliance, which has doubled NATO’s border with Russia, and Ukraine is now stronger than ever before. So yeah, Russia has already lost. And don’t forget that Ukraine still hasn’t mobilized men between the ages of 18 and 25.
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What’s wrong with it?
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@jimdavison4077 Europe should be. The war is in its own neighborhood. Ukraine is not part of NATO. The United States has no obligation to protect it. The EU countries GNP combined is significantly larger than Russia’s. Ukraine shouldn’t be so dependent on US aid in the first place. I believe in total military aid that the United States has still provided the most, but I have not checked Ukraine Support Tracker for a couple months. Edit: I was mistaken. Europe has surpassed the USA including in military support. All those F-16s have helped tip the balance.
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