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The US is boosting aid to Ukraine: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Jessica Trisko Darden, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
imageWorkers unload a shipment of U.S. military aid in Ukraine in February 2022.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

The U.S. government has condemned Russia’s war on Ukraine and vowed to make sure Russia faces consequences for its attack. Political scientist Jessica Trisko Darden, author of “Aiding and Abetting: U.S. Foreign Assistance and State Violence...

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