Terre Haute Voices: Why Local Taxpayers Want Clarity on U.S. Aid to Ukraine By Jay Mikhail — Terre Haute, Indiana October 2, 2025 For months now, headlines have been full of requests from Kyiv for more artillery, munitions and long-range systems — and from Washington, renewed packages of military and economic assistance. Many Americans back supporting Ukraine’s defense. But in Terre Haute, where families juggle rising grocery and energy bills and small businesses still feel the aftershocks of national economic shifts, a simple question keeps coming up: are we getting enough transparency and accountability on how congressional aid to Ukraine is being spent — and should taxpayers continue to foot the bill at current levels without clearer answers? This isn’t an argument for or against a nation’s right to defend itself. It’s a local demand for clarity: if Washington expects Americans to keep authorizing tens of billions in...