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Should we, or should we not, support Ukraine in their fight against Russia. I think reasonable Americans can disagree on this. We have a right to do whatever we want with our tax dollars, and that is a perfect topic for legitimate political debate, and I think there are arguments on both sides.

Was Russia or Ukraine the aggressor nation? Obviously, Russia was the aggressor, as you state, and Ukraine is the victim of this war. Does Ukraine have a right to defend itself? Obviously it does.

Zelensky:
--Is he popular or not? I don't know. And I'm not sure it matters. His people are fighting for him, as witnessed by Russia's inability to defeat a nation that everyone thought they would beat in 72 hours.
--Did he pander for aid? Of course. He was fighting for his country, and tried to get everything he could. I would expect nothing less from him.
--Can we track our aid? Probably not. Is that surprising to me? No. They are fighting for their very existence. They are probably not spending a lot of time on bookkeeping, and responding to audit requests.

Was Ukraine corrupt before the war? I guess so. It was on a list of corrupt countries...although, it could be argued that part of the reason for that was because of the Russian influence there (see, e.g., Viktor Yanukovych). Although, Ukraine did try to go after those who were making payments to the Biden family, but Biden withheld US aid to them in order to make sure his family was paid (and bragged about it on TV). We taught them it doesn't pay to be too focused on rooting out corruption. And, I think DOGE will show us all kinds of domestic corruption before they are done.