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Hranchak Speaks With The National About the Delay in US Military Aid for Ukraine

May 20, 2024

The National

The political battle in Washington over funding for Ukraine is over, but the long and chaos-riddled path to secure the $61 billion package for Kyiv's military efforts against Russia has undoubtedly altered the landscape of the war.

The delay decreased “trust in the U.S. as a reliable partner,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “Ukrainians noticed a change in rhetoric and realized that promises might be broken.” 

“Taking advantage of the delay in aid and the fact that the Ukrainians could not respond adequately, the Russians intensified their shelling of our power plants, and today Ukraine is forced to resort to blackouts to preserve electricity,” Hranchak adds.

Read more in The National article, “What did Ukraine lose during long battle for US Congress to approve military aid?”

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Faculty Experts on Ukraine


The Hon. James E. Baker

The Hon. James E. Baker

Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Professor, Law, College of Law

J.D., Yale Law School, 1990

Sean McFate

Sean McFate

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Professor, The National Defense University, College of International Security Affairs

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council

Ph.D., London School of Economics (LSE)

Areas of Expertise

Grand strategy, national security, future warfare
Robert B. Murrett

Robert B. Murrett

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Deputy Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

M.A., Political Science Department, Georgetown Univeristy, 1982

Areas of Expertise

National security, international relations, military and defense strategy, leadership
Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor

Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998

Areas of Expertise

Russian politics, comparative politics, security studies
Michael John Williams

Michael J. Williams

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, International Relations, M.A.

Director, Executive Master of Arts in International Relations

Director, International Affairs Seminar Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2006