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Next February marks two years since the start of the war in Ukraine. These have been two difficult years during which the US has emerged as Kiev's biggest supporter in the battle against Russian troops.
Interest in Ukraine, however, appears to be waning somewhat on Capitol Hill as many Republicans are reassessing their priorities, giving more weight to issues such as securing the US-Mexico border and defeating Joe Biden in the presidential election.
Based on recent developments in US politics and the blocking of military aid to Ukraine, the Financial Times writes an article about Putin's good friends in the US Congress.
But who are the pro-Russian Americans really?
The FT's US correspondent classifies, in particular, in this category those related to the American conservative institute "The Heritage Foundation", which also maintains close ties to Viktor Orbán's leadership in Hungary, as well as individual US politicians, such as Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance.
"There are people here who say we should cut Social Security and leave our grandparents in poverty. Why? So that one of Zelensky's ministers buys a bigger yacht?'' Vance, who is even said to have a prominent and high-ranking position in an administration under Donald Trump, said a few days ago. finally manages to prevail in the presidential elections in November 2024.
Republicans have already expressed their position on this war. They have prioritized spending on US-Mexico border security and no longer sending financial aid to Ukraine. Even the head Republican Donald Trump has expressed his position several times saying that if he were president this war would never start, and if he returns to the government again the Russian attack on Ukraine will end in 24 hours.
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