Chinese State Media Cartoon Mocks US as Russia Regains Ground in Ukraine

A Chinese newspaper is mocking the United States, saying Congress' inability to find common ground on funding allocated for Ukraine in its war against Russia has put the Biden administration "in a ridiculous and embarrassing situation."

The Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced that a new $250 million military aid package for Ukraine, made possible through previously approved presidential drawdown authority, would help to "meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs."

But the new offering is vastly diminished compared to the $60 billion the Biden administration and most congressional Democrats seek, stymied by a lack of support by House Republicans, many of whom have attempted to tie future aid with domestic funding to improve the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

A new editorial by the Global Times, a nationalistic English-language tabloid published by the propaganda department of the ruling Communist Party, features a cartoon showing Uncle Sam throwing a burning piece of paper displaying Ukraine's blue and yellow flag. He is instead fixated on playing cards.

"Ultimately, the game between the U.S. and Europe in aiding Ukraine is that the purpose of the aid is not to defend Ukraine but to consume Russia," the editorial reads. "Ukraine is seen as a 'consumable product' in the eyes of the West, and no country will pay a higher price for Ukraine's security.

"This once again demonstrates the sad reality: Ukraine is the biggest loser in the entire conflict."

The new U.S. aid package contains an unspecified number of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles and "air defense system components." It also includes 15 million rounds of small arms ammunition, along with munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) ammunition and 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the DOD's latest offering "the year's final package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine" before urging Congress to approve the larger package to support Ukraine and "national security interests."

On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—who recently visited Washington D.C. to implore for continued aid to his country—reported that Russia launched some 110 missiles in the capital Kyiv, in Lviv and Odesa in the west, as well as in Dnipro and Kharkiv in the east. The air strikes targeted a shopping mall, a maternity hospital, a school and residential buildings.

The relative stalemate in Ukraine, part of a conflict that began with the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, is causing consternation among Western allies and "increased division" on a geopolitical scale, the editorialadded.

New remarks made by Omid Nouripour, an Iranian-born member of Germany's Bundestag (parliament) and co-leader of the country's Green Party, perhaps support the Chinese mindset.

Nouripor said that without continued robust financial and security aid from the U.S., the situation in Ukraine would become more dire among European allies who can't subsidize that loss. "It is hardly possible" for European nations to compensate and make up for that loss, he added.

His comments followed statements made by another German lawmaker, Michael Kretschmer, the minister-president of Saxony, to the German magazine Der Spiegel on Wednesday, urging Ukraine to accept a "temporary" loss of territory in hopes of a swifter culmination of the war.

New remarks made by Russian state TV commentators, which since the war's inception have cavalierly mentioned nuclear weapons and the potential for World War III, accuse the U.S. of instigating a potential global conflict by using NATO institutions to advance its own agenda.

Elena Panina, a former member of the State Duma and member of the ruling United Russia party, referred to the U.S. as the "most brutal enemy" perpetuating "Satanism" on Russia. She said it's the impetus for Russia to continue its military efforts.

"As the biggest instigator of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Biden's administration originally wanted to use Ukraine's victory as a diplomatic achievement, but the current stalemate of the conflict has become a liability in the election campaign," the editorial concludes.

"Analysts believe that there is limited room for policy adjustments in Washington regarding the Ukraine crisis before the US election, which means the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations is almost non-existent. The Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue like an unhealed wound for a long time."

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