There's not much left of Ukrainian town at the center
of months of brutal fighting that late last week fell
into Russian hands.
A scene that could soon be replayed in other parts
of eastern Ukraine,
The New York Times reporting Russia is advancing on four
other cities with 40,000 troops in total,
an ominous sign for Ukraine who showed on manpower and
ammunition.
A situation Canada is trying to play a small part
in fixing.
Canada's investing over $95,000,000 to provide Ukraine with more than
800 Sky Ranger R70 drones.
These are made right here in Canada.
Those drones will be used to defend against future Russian
attacks,
and the first batch will arrive by the end of
next month.
But the donation isn't from new money,
it's a part of a package originally announced back in
June 2023.
And it's new cash and weapons that Ukrainian President Vladimir
Zelinsky needs desperately.
But its biggest donor, the US,
can't seem to pass a $60 billion aid package.
And the idea that now if you,
you know, running out of ammunition,
you walk away, I find it absurd.
Find it unethical The bill made it through the Senate
with substantial bipartisan support,
but the Republican controlled House of Representatives is on a
two week vacation and even when they're back,
GOP leadership won't allow a vote.
If the package that's running through the Congress right now,
$61 billion of supplemental aid to Ukraine goes through,
I have to be honest to you.
That is not going to fundamentally change the reality on
the battlefield.
That sentiment shared by many allies of Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump who were pushing for political gridlock.
Trump simply doesn't want to see Biden being able to
govern,
and therefore he and his supporters block everything.
A domestic political battle that could make or break how
long Ukraine can hold out.
Mackenzie Gray, Global News, Ottawa.