According to the journalist, "the ideals of the United States came under fire" when Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine.
Isolationist tendencies have begun to take hold on the right side of the political spectrum, and Republicans are at the forefront of calling for a reduction in support for Ukraine, a sovereign and democratic country brutally encroached on by Vladimir Putin.
According to Schoen, in the early stages of the Ukrainian crisis, Russia's interests "were defended only by far-right nationalists" who advocated a reduction in support for Kyiv.
“But, as happens with other fringe views, this position quickly seeped into the masses - and dozens of high-ranking Republicans took the same pro-Russian position.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy even described the current level of U.S. support for Ukraine as "a check without a specified amount," the article says.
Earlier, the Republican Party presented in the House of Representatives of the US Congress a bill on the audit of funds that go to assist Ukraine.
In addition, Republican Congressman Thomas Massey said the United States needs to start scrutinizing where Kyiv has spent the $60 billion already channeled by Washington.