On Tuesday, Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed reporters with Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd about the United States’ role in Ukraine’s war against Russia. During his remarks, Milley highlighted America’s commitment to standing with Ukraine as it fights to fend off Moscow’s invasion.

Milley painted a stark picture of the situation in Ukraine, noting that the country “continues to make deliberate, steady progress in liberating their homeland from Russian occupation.” He highlighted Ukraine’s progress in liberating “over 54 percent of Russian-occupied Ukraine.”

The general outlined the aid the United States has given to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. From providing military equipment like javelins and stingers to long-range fires and mechanized infantry fighting vehicles, America has been fully invested in the military conflict despite polls showing that most Americans are against sending continued aid.

If Milley’s words are any indication, the United States will not cease sending money and aid to Ukraine anytime soon. He affirmed that America would continue funding Ukraine “for as long as it takes” and noted that the objective is to “support Ukraine until Putin’s unwarranted, illegal, and ruinous war of choice comes to an end.”

Today was my last Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting before I retire.  And my tenure may be ending, but the mission for this group continues until the end state of a free and sovereign Ukraine is attained.

This group's success hinges not on any single individual but on the unified commitment and the values of all of our collective nations.  The end goal remains crystal-clear.  Support Ukraine until Putin's unwarranted, illegal and ruinous war of choice comes to an end.

Our commitment to Ukraine as a free, independent and sovereign nation, with its territory intact, remains as ironclad as ever.

Nations across the world have come together to support Ukraine in their fight for sovereignty against this unprovoked aggression....

Gen. Mark Milley on sending aid to Ukraine:

"As President Biden and Secretary Austin have said many, many times over, we, the United States, will continue to provide support to Ukraine for as long as it takes." pic.twitter.com/4aNRcWutBJ

— Jeff Charles, An Awful Pundit🏴 (@jeffcharlesjr) September 21, 2023

Milley insisted that helping Ukraine win against Russia would set a “precedent for the future” and would be “a beacon for other nations, and a clear message to any adversaries that the rule of law will always triumph over the rule of force, as light always triumphs over the darkness.”

So far, the United States has sent over $75 billion in aid to Ukraine to help its war effort against Moscow. A recent Morning Consult poll showed that less than half of the United States population believes it is the nation’s responsibility to help Ukraine.

Partisan split over perceived U.S. responsibility to help Ukraine: A 58% majority of GOP voters say protecting and defending Ukraine is not America’s responsibility, while 53% of Democrats say the opposite. Among all U.S. voters, the share who say it is the United States’ responsibility to protect and defend Ukraine has fallen to a record-low 38%.

These numbers are significant as polls conducted closer to the beginning of the military conflict showed most Americans supporting the effort to aid Ukraine. Now, it appears Americans have grown weary of continued aid to the country, especially when many Americans are facing their own economic woes.