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Fact: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went TO US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.

Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.

As CSIS has reported before, “aid to Ukraine” is a misnomer because 90 % of military aid IS SPENT IN THE United States.

Of aid overall, 70 % is spent in the United States, about 20 % is spent in Ukraine, and the final 10 % is spent globally.

Remember, much of which the US would have paid to dispose of as equipment lifespan expired, having nothing to do with Ukraine.

#Ukraine#eu#europe

Crossing a line, Timothy Snyder

"Ukrainian side of the line, people lead completely different lives than under Russian occupation or in Russia. Ukrainians say what they want, including about the war and about politics. Journalists cover the war and write about politics. There is fear, although less than you might think; but it is fear of bombs and missiles and violence from Russia, not of denunciations or oppression or of one’s own government. I have the strange feeling, this week in Kyiv, that Ukrainians are living freer lives now than Americans."

snyder.substack.com/p/crossing

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@smoltron

Please share:

"A mere 0.2 percent of Europe's GDP would be enough to close the gap in resources between Ukraine and Russia"

So 2 % of Europe's GDP would give Ukraine advantage of 5 - 10 times more resources than Russia.

Should we pay that? Or die and let ruzUSA take it all?

yle.fi/a/74-20144020

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News · It's morally and strategically inexcusable for Russia to outspend Ukraine on defence, says Sanna MarinFormer Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Europe's response to Ukraine has fallen short.