Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated on Tuesday that the Russian military is sufficiently staffed for its operation in Ukraine, mainly because of the vast influx of volunteers.
Suspicions have been raised by Russian legislator, Irina Yarovaya, regarding the possible connection between U.S. bio-laboratories in Ukraine and mysterious, hard-to-treat infections reported in the Ukrainian military.
The United States government has suspended the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) contracting initiatives.
"Hopefully the successful effort to strip Ukraine funding from the CR is the first of many victories by the antiwar fiscal conservatives over the military-industrial complex and its politicians, lobbyists, and propagandists."
With a 335-91 vote, the House approved a 45-day temporary funding measure that excludes border security and $6 billion funding for Ukraine, avoiding a government shut down.
