Rep. Don Bacon: ‘Ukraine will likely fall’ if US doesn’t pass foreign aid bill

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Saturday that “Ukraine is likely to collapse” amid the war with Russia if the United States fails to approve more aid to the warring nation.

“If this aid is not passed, Ukraine will probably collapse,” Bacon told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.” “The Russians have huge munitions factories. They are armed by North Korea, Iran and China. It stands to reason that for all this support Russia is receiving, Ukraine needs support. .”

The Nebraska Republican warned that Russia’s pursuit of Ukraine could escalate if it collapses in the fighting. He added that he believed the Kremlin was already threatening other countries such as Moldova, Latvia and Estonia.

“If Ukraine collapses, Moldova will immediately collapse and become part of Russia again,” he said, naming other countries and saying Russia called them “false states.” I accused him of being there.

He added: “I think the bullies have to stop now, because if we don’t stand up to them, it’s going to get much worse.”

The comments came a day after the House advanced a foreign aid spending package that would provide funding to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. The House of Representatives on Friday voted 316-94 in favor of rules allowing consideration of the bill, which also includes humanitarian aid and a possible ban on TikTok.

Despite opposition from hardline conservatives to providing additional funding to Ukraine, the House is scheduled to vote on the package on Saturday afternoon. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has already filed a motion calling for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to resign over the bill, which was pushed forward in coordination with Democrats. are doing.

No timeline has been released for voting on the possible expulsion, but Greene has the support of at least three other Republicans.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Friday stressed the importance of the U.S. passing new aid to Ukraine, adding that it would lead to a “significant morale boost” in the Eastern European nation.

“I think it’s going to be extremely important that the United States gets through with the aid,” Vindman said in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Friday. “That would be a huge morale booster, but it would also be a demoralizing blow to Russia.”

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