The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the first to be sourced from the yet to be signed Ukraine-Israel bill, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

The aid package includes vehicles, Stinger air defense munitions, additional ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems, 155 millimeter artillery ammunition, TOW and Javelin anti-tank munitions and other weapons that can immediately be put to use on the battlefield, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

President Joe Biden had asked the U.S. Congress to provide $60.8 billion in aid to Ukraine, but the initiative stalled when Republicans in the House of Representatives refused to move the measure forward for months.

On Tuesday the Senate was expected to vote on four bills now passed by the House. One for Ukraine, a second with $26 billion for Israel, a third with $8.12 billion “to counter communist China” in the Indo-Pacific and a fourth that includes a potential ban on the social media app TikTok.

The Ukraine bill also calls for the transfer of ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) with a range of up to 190 miles, which Kyiv has pledged not to use inside Russia’s territory.

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    Literally all Russia has said is that Western support for Ukraine will falter which it has and now it’s too late for Ukrainians to make a comeback.

    Why don’t you look in the mirror and think about how Ukraine was supposed to retake Crimea? Then just occupied Ukrainian territory? Now they’re literally fighting for their sovereignty because they can’t win.

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      While we’re engaging with your fantasies… I might suggest the US supports Ukraine all the way up to Moscow’s front door.

      Prigozhin proved all you have to do is drive up the highway.

      Russia is a paper tiger, and it benefits the west to arm Ukraine as long as they will fight the occupier and expose them. From a political realist perspective this is true even if Ukraine looses.

      Your arguments are false and I suspect you are a troll. Slava Ukraine.

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        Why don’t you look in the mirror and think about how Ukraine was supposed to retake Crimea? Then just occupied Ukrainian territory?

        You are completely incapable of reflection.

        This is why you succumb to indoctrination and propaganda without even realizing it.

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              You’re more than a little delusional if you think this shit is going to end well for Russia.

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                Well, it’s currently going very poorly for Ukraine.

                You’re more than a little delusional if you think this shit is going to end well for Russia.

                That’s ironic. Neither of us has a crystal ball, but you’re pretending you do.

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        Why don’t you look in the mirror and think about how Ukraine was supposed to retake Crimea? Then just occupied Ukrainian territory?

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            Nah. You’re just incapable of admitting you’re wrong.

            Notice how instead of acknowledging Ukraine is currently losing in the other thread, you try to predict the future by saying “this won’t end well for Russia”?

            Nah. Of course you don’t. That would make you rational.