— Steny Hoyer (House Representative): $1,736,244
— Hakeem Jeffries (House Minority Leader): $1,367,047
— Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senator, Democrat): $929,776
— Cory Booker (New Jersey Senator, Democrat): $913,081
— Glenn Ivey (Maryland Representative): $807,215
— Ted Lieu (California Representative): $315,955
— John Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senator, Democrat): $245,550
— Mike Johnson (House Speaker): $364,363
— Ted Cruz (Texas Senator, Republican): $1,509,359
— Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senator, Republican): $347,028
— Josh Hawley (Missouri Senator, Republican): $231,790
— Ben Cardin (Maryland Senator, Democrat): $913,285

— Total casualties (dead and wounded) in the 2.5-year war: Approximately 1 million!

— Ukrainian estimates:
Dead Ukrainian troops: 80,000
Wounded Ukrainian troops: 400,000

— Western intelligence estimates for Russian casualties:
Dead Russian troops: up to 200,000
Wounded Russian troops: around 400,000

— Both countries were struggling with population declines before the war. Ukraine (smaller population) more severely affected than Russia.

— Ukraine's population changes: 2001 census: 48 million
— Early 2022 (pre-invasion): 40 million (including occupied regions).
— Current estimates: 25-27 million in Kyiv-controlled territory.

— Over 6 million Ukrainians fled the country since February 2022. Over 600,000 Russians fled the country since the invasion.

— Ukraine's birthrate at lowest recorded level: First half of 2024: 3 times more deaths than births.

— 250,000 deaths vs. 87,000 births (9% less than same period in 2023).
— 2021 (pre-invasion): over 130,000 births.

— Russian arms deliveries to Armenia are ongoing, even up to the present day.

— Russia has not sent "a single bullet" to Azerbaijan, citing the war in Ukraine as the reason.

— Despite public rhetoric suggesting deteriorating relations, trade between Russia and Armenia has been growing rapidly.

— Trade volume increased from $2.6 billion in 2021 to $5 billion in 2022 (91.7% growth) & reached $7.4 billion in 2023. Projected to reach $14-16 billion in 2024.

— The growth is largely attributed to re-export schemes to bypass Western sanctions on Russia & export of Russian gold and diamonds through Armenia to UAE and Hong Kong.

— The West, particularly France, the US, and the EU, are providing significant financial and military aid to Armenia despite awareness of its economic ties with Russia.

— This is due to dwindling stockpiles of weapons and equipment that the Pentagon is willing to send from its own inventory.

— The Biden administration has $6 billion in funds available for Ukraine. However, the Pentagon lacks sufficient inventory to deliver without impacting US military readiness.

— Zelensky has reported that Ukraine is feeling the impact of these inventory shortages. He warned of a "significant" shortfall in vital aid and slow deliveries of promised air defense systems.

— Recent aid packages have been significantly smaller, not exceeding $400 million and mostly ranging from $125 million to $250 million. In 2022 and 2023, packages were regularly between $600 million to $800 million, with the largest being $2.85 billion in January 2023.