The United States has committed more than $75 billion to provide military support and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Despite President Joe Biden’s appeal for an additional $60 billion, some Republicans in Congress are becoming increasingly skeptical about the ongoing need to fund Ukraine’s defense. Adding to the complexity, Senate Republicans are tying their approval of more funding for Ukraine to a simultaneous strengthening of immigration rules, but a bipartisan agreement on that is hardly guaranteed.

Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan delves into the dysfunction and explains how this Congress has been the “least productive in American history.” He warns that the “drama” in the U.S. Capitol might significantly impact Ukraine’s prospects in its war with Russia.

Excerpted from Peter’s Jan. 29 “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter:

We are taking a question from the ‘Ask Peter’ forum today – am I worried about Ukraine’s dwindling weapons supplies in light of what’s going on with the U.S. Congress? Yes, yes, I am.

Ukraine’s supplies are running out, and there’s a dozen or so Republicans blocking anything from being passed in Congress, so that means no more ammo for Ukraine. However, this isn’t isolated to things involving Ukraine. These Republicans are blocking everything they disagree with. So, this is a problem for everything and everyone.

Sure, we’ve seen unproductive Congresses before, but in case you haven’t flipped on the news in a while – there’s plenty going on. The real kicker is that I don’t see this resolving itself anytime soon. I’m sure people will try to step across the aisle and work something out, but the extremes from both sides will be sure to stomp that out ASAP.

Unless we see some true bipartisan cooperation, the dysfunction we’re seeing in Congress will only get worse. Hopefully, we don’t have to wait for the November elections to sort this out, but I wouldn’t be surprised.