Vicky & Ammo Inc.
Revenge politics
David at Newsweek cites anonymous “Ukrainian sources” saying they suspect U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz was lobbying for an American arms supplier at the start of war1. We mentioned Vicky here2 and here3. She’s likely to be re-elected in the midterms this November.
The article appeared the same day the U.S. Senate approved a sweeping measure that would provide than $12 billion more Ukraine, bringing total U.S. assistance to about $1 zillion. Just kidding. No one knows exactly what, exactly, the money has/is being spent on, although Ukrainian top officials have expressed repeatedly their gratitude for the help. They keep on asking for more, almost on a daily basis.
In other news, I dropped by the Hemp Cafe on Lysova St. in Kyiv this morning as part of my citywide search for psilocybin milkshakes.