In the face of major political resistance to further aid for Ukraine, the US government is now using economic arguments to campaign for further support for Kiev. Following a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron in Washington on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “if you look at the investments that we’ve made in Ukraine’s defense to deal with this aggression, 90% of the security assistance we’ve provided has actually been spent here in the United States with our manufacturers.” Blinken emphasized that this “produced more American jobs, more growth in our own eco…