# US Aid to Ukraine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-aid-to-ukraine/972624>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-aid-to-ukraine/972624 "2022-10-02T22:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-aid-to-ukraine/972624/34 "2022-10-03T15:01:33Z")

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> [@WellHelloThere](#):
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> Remember, the US announced that this invasion was happening before it started.

By that standard, dozens of Dopers had a hand in conspiring to start this conflict, as the existence of this thread below – started in April 2021! – proves…

> [@Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. {Russia has invaded as of Feb 24-2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-may-be-about-to-invade-ukraine-russia-has-invaded-as-of-feb-24-2022/939699):
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> [Russia Warns of Full-Scale War in Eastern Ukraine, Blames Kyiv](https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-warns-of-full-scale-war-in-eastern-ukraine-blames-kyiv-11617986038) The recent deployment of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border and Moscow’s indication that it could intervene in the event of a full-scale war in eastern Ukraine are dimming hopes for a peaceful resolution of the conflict that has festered for seven years and cost thousands of lives. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Russia had the right to move its forces across its territory at its discretion and was…

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