Russia and Ukraine

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Help Yemen defend itself against Saudi Arabia should also not be a waste.
Same for Palestine against Israel, right?
Not to mention countless civil wars between factions within "countries" spread all over the world, but seemingly concentrated in Africa and South America.

The thing is... what is the US government's interest in helping Ukraine, while not helping the others?
Could it have something to do with the interest that Russia has in Ukraine, too?

It’s partly that, but mostly because the Budapest Memorandum is considered - by people who study this sort of thing - to be treaty-equivalent.

Boru

Which suddenly becomes important, but not so much during the past 7 years, since the invasion of Crimea. Gotcha!

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Help Yemen defend itself against Saudi Arabia should also not be a waste.
Same for Palestine against Israel, right?
Not to mention countless civil wars between factions within "countries" spread all over the world, but seemingly concentrated in Africa and South America.

The thing is... what is the US government's interest in helping Ukraine, while not helping the others?
Could it have something to do with the interest that Russia has in Ukraine, too?

Call me when Yemen is an ally in standing like Europe is to America.

I won't hold my breath.

Europe is a continent, like Africa or Asia, not an ally.
You may say there are more treaties between European countries and the US, than with Yemen... But, seeing as the Middle-East bottle got cracked with Iraq and Afghanistan, the question stands.

I'd love to see America cut off aid to both Israel and Saudi Arabia, myself.

Sadly, $$$ speak louder than you or I.

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I don't think Putin will survive Ukraine one way or the other. He's staked his regime on this war.

I don't think you understand how a regime works. Its primary function is to remain in power.