US Congress has effectively declared the United States to be in a state of war with Russia
Congress Goes to War | Vox Popoli | Karl Denninger points out that under long-established international law, the US Congress has effectively declared the United States to be in a state of war with Russia: Congress has explicitly authorized, and Biden will sign, this bill that specifically permits the transfer to Ukraine of basically anything other than nuclear material. Seriously folks — that’s the only real exception found in the referenced definition. By agreeing to provide direct weaponry that can be and will be used in the waging of war by one of the two parties to same we have entered the conflict. That our GIs are not directly involved there is of no consequence. This is no different than shipping arms to Britain during WWI in the Lusitania or the lend-lease provisions in early WWII that ultimately led us to get involved there in Europe. Indeed Pelosi directly referenced those early WWII provisions indicating that she knows damn well the implications of what Congress just did. [...] We are now a belligerent in this conflict having crossed the line when we went from providing food, medical assistance and similar to military goods and the definition in this act does not draw a distinction, not that there really is one that is internationally recognized in the first place, between offensive and defensive arms. [H/T Gamer Uprising]
Biden Asks Congress for $33 Billion for New Ukraine Aid (Antiwar.com)