US aid to Ukraine will run out 'by end of month' | Ukraine: The Latest

Day 647.
Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we analyse news from the US and the EU as decisions regarding funding Ukraine’s war effort loom large in western politics and we speak to journalist Jen Stout about her reporting and long form journalism from Ukraine.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.
James Kilner (Editor, Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin). @JKJourno on Twitter.
Jen Stout (Journalist & Author). @jm_stout on Twitter.
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[@considerthis7712]

Petty US politics risking Ukraine’s future and definitely the number of casualties.

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Why don't u give them ur money then ?

[@Xyrozen]

@@RyanBrown-nx8dwu should give Zelensky ur money, or u r Putin minion

[@marisabenson1222]

Zaluzhny is subordinate to the President. Military history is littered with rogue generals who believe their way is the only way. Poroshenko is an ordinary citizen and must abide by the laws with no special treatment. Poroshenko has a dubious past and cannot be trusted. Reports fail to recognise the power and expertise of Russian propaganda and its ability to infiltrate all levels of the government and media internationally. One must remain skeptical about reports and how they play into Russia's narrative.

[@john_in_phoenix]

True enough that generals are routinely replaced or sidelined for various reasons. Even Patton was sidelined after Sicily.

[@The_ZeroLine]

The Russian army is a joke, but their propaganda expertise and influence operations run absolute circles around any other country. It’s more powerful than their nuclear threats.

[@amattaa11]

The second train wasn’t blown up in the same tunnel. It was blown up on an alternate track, used as a bypass of the tunnel. Longer and slower.

[@jamesthomas4841]

It still blocked only the BAM line. The trans Siberian route remains untouched.

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@jamesthomas4841 So far.

[@user-xz4all]

No opinion railroad experts on TV. Media bla-bla-bla...

[@DanLorge-gi6lv]

Zelinski stayed never forget it. He could have fled with the till like the puppets of certain other countries.

[@Navigator2166]

President Zelenskyy is an admirable man. Not a perfect human being, but striving as reasonably as possible. He is attempting to do the right things for his Country and it’s people. I wish there were more leaders working as hard for the greater good of the people as he does. Slava, Ukraine.🇺🇸🔱🇺🇦

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

@@Navigator2166 He is a loser, a crook, and a psychopath. Murdering his own people because the US and UK thugs ordered him to? He is also a coward, scared for his life and obeying the psycho thuggery around him?

[@colleenpeck6347]

He's in denial of his army's reality.

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

I'd stay ,too, for 113 billion. LOL. We're cutting those welfare payments, though. Nothing more for Ukraine. Russia can have it.

[@burritosls]

@@Navigator2166 Ukr bot detected

[@williamswenson5315]

A fascinating guest whose preference for extended and in-depth story-telling makes her not only a most unusual correspondent, but a very necessary eyewitness to the developing history of this conflict. Personal insight in reporting is what touches an audience's heart. This is what we look for when we try to understand what is happening to everyday people whose story never makes it to a headline. Please have her back on a regular basis.

[@Tmb1112]

Nah. As incompetent as our government is, this is still a bipartisan issue and will get resolved. It’s like everyone panicking about the government shutdown last month. Once there’s a countdown, everyone starts to freak out… and then because everyone’s freaking out, it gets done. Our government is like a college student writing a paper. We might all get stressed over it, but they’re waiting until just before the deadline like everyone else.

[@justsilas37]

that's a good analogy, thanks for that.

[@7ISK7]

I agree, everyone tries to milk and drain the issue to win votes and make a lot of noise but then they all do whats needed. Still stressful

[@timothykatende8484]

Hold on i thought that land belongs to Ukraine...why would they blow up an oil depot in a land they're trying to liberate

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

True ... but the debt clock is not reversing. There will be a time when people will realize how idiotic it was to waste money on a pointless and unsustainable desire to dominate the world

[@snakeplisken4119]

​@@timothykatende8484Logistics,plain and simple

[@mike4480]

…Thanks for the update and the interesting interviews…💙💛💙

[@terrycooper384]

Biden or whomever is telling him what to say are in a terrible situation

[@operator9858]

if ukraine was doing as well as they were saying they would be finding money and digging deep but its drying up fast all over the west and who really thinks the ukraine is going to go it alone?

[@kaelanskinner8298]

Good. It is ridiculous to ask tax payers to pay for another country to operate. Disgusting how our taxes are used

[@wye_Homba]

Please have Jen Stout on more. What a joy to listen to.

[@Gayzenon]

❤Ukrainian ❤

[@barnabascollins4625]

America first

[@user-qh5nj8wu1g]

This broadcast is essential to keep abreast at what is going on in the fight for liberty in Ukraine.

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

LOL. There's no "liberty" in Ukraine. Kiev's mayor just said the quiet part out loud, that Z is a dictator.

[@73chengosaro4]

A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY ??? useless war that Ukraine can never win or afford

[@imperatorvespasian3125]

dont worry, Russia will liberate Ukraine and replace the democratically elected government overthrown by NATO.

[@varionbranzuela6894]

I wonder why military aid drain so fast

[@charlesoliver2535]

I am greatly disappointed with our congress, particularly Republicans. The excuses of responsible budgeting wear thin, against an expansionist Russia.

[@madhyodreman3963]

Feeling the same way 🥺

[@alanchristensen5735]

I agree 💯

[@JohnCSmith-lp1qr]

It is time for this war to end A lot's of People are dying ....Fueling it with American Taxpayers Money is not a solution. ..but the opposite.

[@micaiahm1]

Send your own money to Zelenskyy, we’re tired of sending ours.

[@CallistoPili]

the crazy stuff is that, who will pay all of this aid? Ukraine cannot if loose. Europe will tackle same issue. but at the other side they will go partying in Bejing, Teheran and Moscow. If Ukraine cannot win maybe the West has to be clear, with clear public statement and admit defeat and shame. If Ukraine maybe win then the West has to finish the job instead undermining the effort every single time.

[@donaldflett1504]

Interesting and informative as always and the interview at the end is great. Greetings from an American living in Kherson through out the war.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Ukraine Pravda reported that when Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on Nov. 20th , one of the things they asked him for was "...17 million (that's right--MILLION) 155mm artillery shells" to be able to reach the Sea of Azov. They said he was very surprised as there are not that many shells on the earth to collect and he told them it is "impossible". AFU estimates they will need $350-400 BILLION to "restore borders to 1991 level".

[@vaughanbean1156]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me. US spent 20 TRILLION fighting in Afghanistan and got nothing but defeat for their efforts - the Taliban are back stronger than ever and now run the entire country. So far, for their money, the US has got 300,000+ dead and wounded Russians, half their tanks destroyed at least. The Russians are using T55's!!! on the battlefield now. For their money of around 100 billion, that's 1/20 of what they spent in Afghanistan, the US has achieved the most significant degradation of Russian forces since WW2 and has largely removed the Russian threat to NATO in the east of Europe.

[@john_in_phoenix]

So he's asking for less than 25% of only the last of multiple covid relief bills? The majority of which would be spent employing Americans (and Canadians). Seems like a better deal than the trillions spent on covid to me.

[@The_ZeroLine]

OK, KremBot.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

Oh, those glorious Ukrainian night trains! I remember them so clearly from a holiday in 2012. Climbing up the steps from the low platforms was almost adventurous in itself. The corridors had carpets looking like Persian rugs. The trains were old but so comfortable, slow but bang on time. The male staff were wearing gigantic caps, almost like UFOs on their heads, and the female staff had pencil skirts so tight that they could only walk from the knees down. I vividly recall rumbling over the now destroyed Dnipro bridge on the Sevastopol express where ZSU are now trying to establish a bridgehead. Glory to Ukrzaliznytsia.

[@coolbreezy7092]

Hungry doesn't deserve to be in NATO

[@lukepowell9939]

Only Constipation suffering fools who believe there 💩 don't Stink

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

Orban told the truth. Germany, and the cowardly scumbags around it, lied

[@zallyzally2698]

NATO is a war organization???

[@RocketSailing]

Exellent as per usual 😊

[@duncanbirnie4158]

Brilliant interview with this Shetland Lass,eye opening 👍

[@sorbethyena3828]

the audio works for me 👍

[@Symmetry77]

Outrageous and disgusting to let its allies down half way through a full blown war

[@hamishstewart5188]

As usual when the game gets too hard the Americans take their bat and go home

[@chinapig71]

especially considering their obligations under the Budapest memorandum.

[@chieftandriver703]

Politicians really are a special kind of people aren’t they? No shame, no morals, just actors reading words others wrote

[@scottparkes7744]

Thanks guys for the continuing news and comments I don’t miss a day Sydney Australia

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

Yup ... Australia should learn something from the Ukrainian debacle ... such as that the US government is a bunch of delusional idiots and crooks, running their own country into the ground

[@richardwilson57]

From the safety of Sydney ….. 😂

[@jcxz0]

Time for the UK to substitute its own funding

[@chrisx2234]

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

LOL. What a Kool Aid drinker. There's no freedom in Ukraine, son. Kiev's mayor publicly called Z a dictator. No more of our tax dollars to this lost, worthless cause.

[@burritosls]

Those Ukrainians who are fighting for freedom are already on the front line. The first detachment, consisting of former Ukrainians who surrendered, went into battle. Now they have already realized that their main enemy is in Kiev and made the right choice.

[@maria.and2265]

All aid to Ukraine is being stopped at polish checkpoints. Clean that up so what needs to get there will.

[@ananamu2248]

Well ,it will be up to us, people around the world ....if all of us give a little we will make a tsunami of funding ....Ukraine is representing the message " no ! That is NOT on! "

[@CaseyChesshir]

Ukraine isn't "in the full depths of winter", winter doesn't even begin for another two full weeks.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

By European reckoning winter goes from December 1st to March 1st.

[@bradmodd7856]

Maybe Europe will start to put up some cash now, they should be more invested than the US and UK ...according to some basic logic

[@JC-rr1wu]

Europe has committed more than twice as much as the US

[@emildavidsen1404]

Get your facts from better sources, the eu has provided more combined air than the US and eu has been the main financial provided with a big gap to the US. US primary assistance has been military and most of that from stokpile, meaning, very little actual "cash" has been spent by the US.

[@vaughanbean1156]

The key thing the EU should do is explain to people that money is not sent to Ukraine, like big bags of cash. It is invested in factories to make ammo and equipment, and jobs for Europeans. EU needs to ramp up production and explain to voters how that benefits them.

[@john_in_phoenix]

The EU has allocated a billion euros for ammunition production and is still arguing about where to spend it. The USA signed contracts for new factories in November of 2022.

[@mikefallwell1301]

Europe caused the war by eliminating its stockpiles

[@wesley135]

Love the podcast 💙Slava ukraini 💛

[@paulleigh7792]

Get rid of that flickering wavelength on your banner headline. I feel an epileptic seizure coming on!

[@timothykatende8484]

Freedom of movement is restricted in Ukraine but its a democracy 😂😂😂

[@vanveakrin276]

Ghost soldiers in Ukraine .??.

[@prick.donalds]

In Ukarine we are not bothered: If US does not fund us, Russia will. "MUGA: Make Ukarine Great Again"

[@user-nq9oz5eb2j]

Yea!

[@user-xe6hv9mu4z]

I'm glad the USA is not helping Ukraine anymore 😅

[@asherloat8570]

Why?

[@16252]

interesting, thanks

[@vanveakrin276]

I just hope there are no GHOST SOLDIERS in Ukraine.. like it was in Cambodia.1970 - 1975

[@DominicFlynn]

How can the Ukraine win with Zelensky and Zaluzhny fighting each other?

[@matthewprice2553]

Listening to JenStout I ask if it is worthwhile for me and Ukraine, if I tour Ukraine in January, especially by train.

[@Eyes_of_Oryx]

If this had video and images with it… it would be perfect 😅

[@athenak4666]

Heartbreaking!😔 Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🔱💪🏾

[@IJ72]

Hahaha

[@midimusicforever]

Come on, all the West, we need to help Ukraine win!

[@paulc652]

100B defend America, zero for everyone else. Those citizens are welcome to create their own debit.

[@C_P-fq2vo]

Typically ignorant (of history) american

[@KandKs_GG]

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[@josephsmith6944]

Support Ukraine ❤ !

[@tad27612]

No way

[@VisivisiV]

I'd like to thank James for taking the hit and coming at this from the angle of the clueless Westerner - that perspective merits tackling. I'm not sure about the foot-in-mouth style choice there, but that's not that important maybe.

[@terjeoseberg990]

This is why Europe is increasing aid to Ukraine.

[@tyllerboomgaarden7344]

Something is wrong, no audio.

[@gerhardtmuller7439]

a lot can happen between now and then

[@ArabicReja973]

The consequence of a Russian win in this invasion is too great. - Russia🇷🇺 cannot win. Neither can China!

[@iainmcevoy1762]

No audio ? .. from paphos cyprus ...

[@PELEGON1]

Ok from Polis, Cyprus.

[@john_in_phoenix]

Try again in 15 minutes, that happens if they are still uploading.

[@JohnCSmith-lp1qr]

Soo Zelensky Vs Zalujhny. wasn't a Kremlin propaganda, but real ?! Wonder what else is Real and Not Russian propaganda 🤔

[@varionbranzuela6894]

Most interesting part zaluzhny vs zelensky

[@jmcw9632]

America will come though, once every other option has been considered.

[@szmiabg]

Finally some white pill!!

[@errolkim1334]

Russia cant count, kills everybody, has no missiles, fights with spades. Got it.😂

[@danielpena-un8vl]

what i dont under is the following, Ukraine now has how many patriot batteries? they can move one up and have significant coverage over combat areas near the north.

[@josephsmith6944]

The Patriot Batteries are mainly positioned to Protect Odessa and Key Civilian Centers

[@amattaa11]

Ukraine has only 2 Patriot batteries. Germany will supply one more by the end of the year. If I recall correctly, 27 Ukrainian servicemen already completed the training a few days ago.

[@samsungtap4183]

When this missile system first arrived in Kiev a women with her cell phone recorded a patriot fireing 32 missiles in 90 seconds. One missile costs $3.5 million ×32 = $100.000.000 in 90 seconds or there abouts. The women posted her video on line and was prompty arrested, she's probable rotting in some camp somewhere.

[@rogermorris8737]

Maybe time that EU members and UK should double their commitments to Ukraine and set contracts with non-US arms manufacturers to increase capacity - maybe Republicans will get more worried if we start looking for alternative arms suppliers?

[@vaughanbean1156]

Efforts should be made to convince and permit the South Koreans to supply Ukraine with artillery, tanks and ammo. They have a lot, plus they have the factories to make more.

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

The problem is, the US and UK intelligence are at the same level as your own intelligence .... below room temperature. There is nobody left to fight for your stupid dreams

[@john_in_phoenix]

Last I heard, the EU had a billion euros allocated to manufacture ammunition, and are still arguing about where to spend it. Meanwhile, the USA let contracts in November of 2022 to expand one factory, build a second in the same town, a third in Texas, and a fourth in Canada.

[@john_in_phoenix]

​@@vaughanbean1156The USA already made a deal to purchase ammunition from South Korea, freeing up stocks in the USA to be sent. Poland is purchasing tanks and artillery, freeing up their own production tanks and artillery to be sent to Ukraine.

[@rogermorris8737]

@vaughanbean1156 Absolutely, but Europe needs to make its own too - the supply chain is easily cut at the Malacca Strait - and an emboldened China might do just that

[@blaw3143]

I just can't listen to Jo Barnes's constant Russian propaganda. There are more important issues to cover. 🇬🇧🇺🇦🙏

[@adamrendall5885]

Good

[@elladowling2005]

Hehe. Still exists 🤣🤣🤣

[@joshuaparrott2458]

"Quotes"

[@jeffreycaudle5108]

If Europe acted like Putin and Russia were really a threat perhaps the U.S. would be willing to help.

[@jmcw9632]

USA should probably stay out of ME and Europe, but they cant now because they removed the teeth of France and UK

[@jmcw9632]

Should have let us keep Egypt really, now look at the place.

[@alanchristensen5735]

Excellent reporting as always. I sincerely hope my country United States can get it's act together and provide more military aid to Ukraine. SLAVA UKRAINI

[@grandroyal66]

Michael Johnson...

[@varionbranzuela6894]

Ukraine is winning.. No worries

[@Kavala76]

The tide of war in Ukraine is turning in Russia's favour. Talks of "stalemate" in 2023 is as delusional as the talk of "victory" in 2022. Zaluzhnyi's assisant dying in a grenade "accident", Ukrainian deputy calling for Zaluzhnyi's sacking, spy chief's wife being poisoned, Arestovich calling for a "constitutional coup". As the situation unravels for Ukraine, the sniping and in-fighting grows.

[@marisabenson1222]

No it isnt

[@user-xr6pl6bh7z]

Of the aforementioned things serve as reason for being signs of unraveling then that means Russia is crumbling. They've assassinated many of their own, sacked their own, exiled their own, executed their own, imprisoned their own. Russia is a failed state.

[@TruongNguyen-vu9po]

Skava ukraine ❤

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

People begin to realize it is run by idiot losers

[@tonypuga2502]

About time 😂

[@TaZe1866]

😂😂 oh well no hope in first place

[@shannonguthrie4028]

The US should have never helped Ukraine un the first place! When can Americans expect repayment?

[@emildavidsen1404]

Go home Ivan

[@ssg9offical]

"3 day operation"

[@paulmoris1101]

How about US to mind its own business and stop spending the tax payers money to aid other nations

[@auslanderxxl]

Lol BS

[@tad27612]

What great news. The crooks in my country will no longer be authorized to send the crooks in Kiev American taxpayer money.

[@user-xr6pl6bh7z]

Russian bot detected.

[@tad27612]

@@user-xr6pl6bh7z Idiot detected

[@supermarno1980]

God bless Russia..

[@user-zn8mj1lo6y]

​@@user-xr6pl6bh7zukraine bot detected

[@MultipolarBear485]

@@user-xr6pl6bh7z Newsflash, most people don't care.

[@errolkim1334]

😂😂😂😂

[@rodrigoescalante5456]

Welcome back to reality...

[@thomasbrown5321]

If Ukraine takes Belerus it would be game set and match with the advantage of Russia's placed nuecular weapons

[@hernanreipp5259]

Just ask this: HOW THE HELL UKRAINE CAN TAKE BELARUS?! THEY BARELY HAVE ENOUGH MEN AND WEAPONS ON THE FIELD TO DEFEND THEIR GROUND.

[@burritosls]

Ukraine can't take anything 🤣🤣🤣

[@Edward-om8mz]

Klitschko isn't be the biggest mayor in Ukraine. He's the biggest mayor in the world. If don't agree call him to ring and show him them!😂

[@FredTurner-ti9jy]

Thank God hopefully Russia can wrap this up soon.

[@gregoryadair3223]

how do i say "three day operation" in Russian, "Fred" ?

[@ssg9offical]

"3 day operation" ⚰⚰⚰💀💀💀

[@Balmorax]

Guys, there's no hologram.

[@vanveakrin276]

Ukraine is another Cambodia 1970 - 1975 ..

[@GeorgePrice-vp6td]

Thank God we're starting the season progress in Europe I was starting to get along with Italy the Netherlands the home of my mother and cousins hahaha have started to elect some decent leaders and lawmakers!!!!! And Argentina has made a good decision with its new leader they elected. And I foresee Donald Trump' taking America by what is a brand new package of brand new laws , Called Trumpism . Trump will bring on a new world order!!!!

[@vanveakrin276]

An Alternate World Order..??.

[@antilarge7860]

Why does my country have to do everything? Europe is next door and they still wont help Ukraine. It's always America bad from the people who wont help themselfs

[@vinceb4380]

Your Government knows what it's doing. Keep working and pay your Taxes each month.❤😂😂😂

[@hrvojesvetec3058]

Im allways surprised how little americans knows abt own country,the world and history lol..US made that decision after ww2,thats WHY US IS A SUPER POWER today!.globalization,free trade,free shipping etc etc etc etc..its US long time world strategy

[@emildavidsen1404]

your terribly misinformed.

[@antilarge7860]

America has given more aid to Ukraine sense the start than the rest of the world combined. @@emildavidsen1404

[@john_in_phoenix]

​@@emildavidsen1404 Please name a single European country that has matched US defense spending as a percentage of GDP. I certainly want the USA to do more, but it is extremely obvious that Europe has relied on the US taxpayers to defend them. 300k shells? The USA has already donated 7 times as many.

[@acevirginian2203]

don't worry .. Brandon will send another Billion collected from no healthcare but willing Ng cotizens

[@resurgam75]

Well Ukraine, or rather BlackRock who will be responsible for the reconstruction work got 113 BILLION (check for yourself), so they did pretty good....

[@buddyrojek9417]

Russia has a lot of gold reserves . This will be used to pay for the reconstruction. USA has the military and money to bleed Russia . Russia can’t sustain long term. Vietnam is getting all new investment, China is panicking . It can’t support Russia

[@stejenkins8053]

Ha ha!!

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

won't exist soon and no one will care

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

has the highest AIDS rate in the world

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

is finished

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

Has shorter lives than people in sub-Saharan Africa

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

Was once respected, now its just a criminal thug state with a few elderly KGB cowards at the helm, wake up

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

Needs Europe, remove Putin

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

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[@jmcw9632]

Smells of poop