Russia says US support for Ukraine will end as a ‘humiliating fiasco’ like ‘Vietnam and Afghanistan’

The Kremlin has warned that American support for Ukraine could turn into a decade-long madness, urging the US not to oppose its invasion of the country as Congress appears ready to approve a $60 billion aid package. of dollars.

The aid deal comes after months of negotiations, with support for Ukraine wavering among American conservatives as the Russian military gains ground after two years of fighting.

“Washington’s ever deeper immersion in the hybrid war against Russia will turn into a noisy and humiliating fiasco for the United States, like Vietnam and Afghanistan,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Reuters report.

The House on Saturday approved a sweeping foreign aid spending bill that includes funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan totaling $95 billion. The Senate is expected to easily pass the measure, which President Biden supports.

Ukrainian leaders and American military experts, including CIA Director William Burns, have urged Congress to fund aid to Ukraine for months, given the Russian military’s gains. Burns warned last week that Ukrainian soldiers were running out of weapons and could not defend themselves against Russia.

“With the boost that would come from military assistance, both practically and psychologically, the Ukrainians are entirely capable of holding their own until 2024 and destroying Putin’s arrogant view that time is on his side,” Burns said. said Thursday.

“Without additional assistance, this picture is much more dire and there is a very real risk that Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024,” he continued. “Or at least put Putin in a position where he could essentially dictate the terms of a political settlement.”

The US and NATO allies have refused to send their own troops to Ukraine, the fundamental difference between the conflict and those in Vietnam and Afghanistan.