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It has been a long time since we’ve talked about surface-to-air missiles, Abrams tanks, Howitzers,
Stinger air defense systems, and Bradley fighting vehicles — but this is a small sampling of the air
defense, fire power, ground maneuver equipment, aerial systems, and small arms that America has
sent to aid Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February of 2022. And, according to the U.S. State
Department, it has cost the U.S. taxpayer billions:
“To date, we have provided approximately $44.2 billion in military assistance since Russia
launched its premeditated, unprovoked, and brutal full-scale invasion against Ukraine on
February 24, 2022, and more than $47 billion in military assistance since Russia’s initial invasion
of Ukraine in 2014. This investment in training and equipment assistance demonstrates our
enduring and steadfast commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It supports
Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia’s aggression, secure its borders, and improve
interoperability with NATO.”16
16 https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine/
17 https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/03/consequences-of-the-war-in-ukraine-the-economic-fallout.html
According to the Rand Corporation, the Russia-Ukraine war has not only caused energy shock to the
markets and pushed up global energy prices, but it has also created considerable economic disruption,
lowered economic growth, exacerbated already rising inflation and decelerated the pandemic recovery.17
V. The Return of the War