The $60B already pi$$ed away in Ukraine would have built and manned 2 new Ford class carrier battle groups for years. All Xi needs to do is swap materiel for discounted sanctioned oil. Putin is rolling in Petro rubles, China is buying all the oil Russia cares to export at 30% discount while we pay $5 gallon. China has already watched the US stumble into the Eastern European quagmire. Xi will arm Russia for oil. We will borrow to compete in the new European arms race as we subsidize new dead beat “allies”, Ukraine, Finland and Sweden. DC at its best.
“Eurodeadbeats”
Finland and Sweden are worth having as allies.