MOSCOW, May 18th. Georgia Congresswoman, Republican Marjorie Taylor Green suspected the US authorities of laundering money through financial assistance to Ukraine, writes Newsweek. . In addition, she stated that a similar situation has developed in the situation with assistance to migrants at the US-Mexico border. «Our American taxes are being abused because they go to non-profit organizations. while our citizens are suffering,» the congresswoman was indignant.
Americans face problems that cannot be solved with public funding, she said, adding that she considers it hypocritical for Congress to want to send money to Ukraine, and not to other countries that are also suffering. February, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons into Ukraine. In late April, Joe Biden asked Congress for $33 billion to support Kyiv, but the legislature subsequently increased that amount to $40 billion. The President of the United States also signed the Lend-Lease Act, which simplifies the provision of military assistance to the Ukrainian authorities. How Ukraine will pay for US military assistance Earlier, Republican Senator Rand Paul blocked a vote in an accelerated format to allocate $ 40 billion to Kyiv. He stressed that the United States cannot save Ukraine while dooming its own economy. According to him, the biggest threat to Washington today is public debt, inflation and the collapse of the dollar. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target.