The head of the head of the Ukrainian ** Office issued a warning on December 5, saying that if the United States delays its assistance to Ukraine, the Ukrainian army will be forced to stick to its existing positions and turn to defense, facing a huge risk of "losing". Such a statement still somewhat saves some face for Ukraine. However, from an outside perspective, Ukraine is in danger of "hanging by a thread". The Russia-Ukraine conflict is almost coming to an end, and Putin has begun to visit the Middle East, and it is clear that Russia has free up its hands to intervene in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Ukraine, from our point of view, seems doomed. This leaves Biden no longer able to sit idly by.
On December 6, Biden put down his posture and pleaded with Republicans: to provide new military aid to Ukraine, Putin must not be allowed to win. Although Biden appeared in an attitude of asking for help, he still spoke with a warning threat. He appealed to the Republican Party: "If Republicans in Congress are willing to give Putin the best gift he could wish for, it is to give up American global leadership." But there is no doubt that today's vote will be remembered for a long time, and that history will judge those who turn their backs on the cause of freedom. Biden's very contradictory approach amused the Republican Party. They think: If you don't let Putin win, then do you want this old Deng to win?Therefore, on the evening of December 6, the Republican Party refused to pass the $50 billion aid bill proposed by the Democratic Party.
Faced with Republican rejection, Biden is in a difficult position. Republicans are demanding broad reform of the U.S. immigration system before they consider passing the aid bill. This request has left Biden in a dilemma. Speaker of the House of Representatives Johnson told Biden that if Republicans want to support the passage of the aid bill, they must first carry out extensive reform of the U.S. immigration system. This so-called reform of the immigration system is actually Trump's policy, including the construction of a border wall and the tightening of restrictions on immigration. This may not seem very important to the Democrats, but the Asian, African and Latino-American populations of these immigrants are very important to the Democrats, and they are the electorate of the Democrats. If the immigration system is reformed, not only will these potential votes be lost, but it will also cause discontent among immigrants who have already obtained U.S. citizenship.
However, not acceding to the Republicans' demands would mean abandoning support for Ukraine, the battlefield of which is crucial for the Democrats. You must know that Biden, as a ** in his seventies, has almost no achievements during his time in office, and the only thing he can do is the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which allows him to show the world the positive image of the United States as "supporting justice and bringing down **". Now Ukraine is in danger, and if aid to the Ukrainian army is stopped at this time, it means that the defeat of Ukraine is declared in advance, which also shows that the United States was wrong from the beginning, Russia cannot be defeated, the security of Europe cannot be guaranteed by the United States, and the democratic values of the United States cannot be sustained. And over the past year or so, all the ammunition and funds provided by the West to Ukraine have come to naught. This is a devastating blow to Biden's re-election prospects.
Ukraine is the most helpless party. Zelensky did not expect that Ukraine would face the biggest threat from the Republican Party in the United States in the fight against Russia. In case Trump is re-elected next time, will Ukraine not have any chance?
This situation is actually Biden's own trouble. Don't forget the previous Speaker McCarthy, who supported the Democrats' bill until the Republicans couldn't stand it and launched a ** against McCarthy. As a result, the beneficiary Democrats voted unanimously to approve McCarthy, which led to more hawkish Republicans coming to power. Isn't this self-defeating?
Of course, the most desperate is Ukraine. Zelensky did not expect that in the fight against Russia, the Republican Party of the United States would become their worst enemy. If Trump is re-elected, will Ukraine still have a chance of surviving?
As we conclude this incident, we cannot help but ponder that this is not just a crisis about Ukraine, but also a question of global leadership and democratic values of the United States. Biden faces an extremely difficult choice, and different decisions will have a significant impact on the future of the United States. Whatever the outcome, this incident is a reminder that "self-inflicted sins cannot be lived" and that history should be taken seriously to avoid falling into a similar predicament again.