Posted on 03/03/2025 12:13:17 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
It’s obvious the EU Globohomos and Biden admin didn’t want Putin to lose. So they limited aid to Ukraine and cut it when Ukraine won battlefield victories in the south and north. That gave Putin time to build fortifications and dig in. Weak sanctions and enforcement on Russia prevented Putin’s war economy from crashing. That was critical. They wanted a stalemate and to force Ukraine into the position it is in now. Now the EU is more than happy to dump all the hard decisions on Trump.
And here is another take:
“Alright, here’s the scoop — America’s pouring a fortune into Communist China, and the numbers are jaw-dropping. Last year alone, we dropped about $500 billion on Chinese imports — everything from electronics to rare earths.. you name it... that keep our tech humming. That’s a hefty tab, way outpacing what we’ve spent on any military tango with Europe’s defense. Picture this: billions flowing into Beijing’s pockets, fueling their economy, while they steal our inventions, hack our vital national interests and conspire against America’s well-being.
And all this while we stay mum on China... Not a word! A little tax hike threat the other day of 10%... That’s it.
The commies are on the verge of eating us alive...
And no one cares apparently...
Is there a breakdown of which countries contributed how much cash to assist Ukraine?
If so, I’d like to see it.
It would be nice to know what other countries set up slush funds to funnel cash back to their Socialist parties, ala Brandon! *SPIT*
At least THEY got something for their money!
Bingo! You’re correct,Condoleezza!
No kidding.
I have NO sympathy for them. Zero.
Weapons are useless if you don’t have fuel for, well, everything. Only if you have fuel is there an option to even consider weapons.
It’s also true that the Euros didn’t have the weapons to send to Ukraine, anyway, and retain a bare minimum for their own defense.
Obviously the Euro’s put themselves in that position, and Biden helped on the energy end, by not better developing US resources, but, one side of it is partially understandable: Until Feb. 2022, most Euro’s genuinely believed a large war in Europe was impossible.* If you believe that, why have a large defense capability? And why not depend on Russia for cheap gas and oil? We are all civilized, right?
*Remember the British PM’s in their first gathering in the House of Commons, a few hours after news of Russia’s invasion hit? They were absolutely incredulous - and that from the most hawkish / willing to spend on NATO of the major Euro nations.
*God knows, we’d be a lot better off if all humans thought that way, but, they don’t. :-(
The most accurate / comprehensive breakdown I know of is this:
https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/
At present, the figures are relatively up to date, but reports can go a few months without update. IIRC, some countries only report on a quarterly basis.
The “% of GDP” figures are whacky because the numerator is a ~3 year total, and the denominator is GDP for one year: 2022, so far as I can tell. For a more realistic estimate, divide by 3.
BTW, the charts in the “tracker” do not scroll for me in Brave. (The country lists are long.) I have to use Edge or Google to scroll them.
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For the US (a bit dated):
https://www.ukraineoversight.gov/Funding/
That is, I believe, the “oversight” the Pubbies correctly insisted on in the last separate appropriation of aid. Some figures can be cross-checked in the Congressional Record if one wants to track down the bills passed, and so on. It’s rather tedious to do so, but, the $183 billion figure in the IG report appears to be correct. No, I didn’t save all those links in the Congressional Record, sorry. :-(
“Disbursed” is weapons, money, humanitarian supplies, backfill weapons - basically everything that’s actually gone out the door, so to speak.
No, it never went online.
No Europe didn’t spend on arm cause they could lean on us for arms and protection. Ukraine is not a NATO country. Russia had already interfered with Georgia in 1992-1993 over Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.
They were perfectly fine to develop their welfare states on our backs while we paid for it. Now, they are shocked, shocked I tell you, that we are tired of paying.
Thank you for doing all of that research! Much appreciated. :)
Is it accurate information Europe has spent more money on Russian oil than they provided to save Ukraine from Russian invasion? Also does this information include the pipeline that has been delivering Russian oil while traveling across Ukraine. I understand this pipeline was canceled this year, but I guess it was operating with a contract that could not just be stopped on a whim.
1. It's been a L-O-N-G time since I believed in much of what passes for "accurate information." If I hear it from some semi-reliable news source I STILL take it with a grain of salt.
I can't recall when Russia/USSR or China EVER published anything that I believed--even if it was their weather report.
2. When it comes to the valuable assets going through pipelines I believe it EVEN less. There is just NO reason for those two entities to be truthful about ANYTHING let alone something so vital as pipeline information.
They both LIE and I sincerely believe that TRUTH is something that DARN few of their government knows. They've been lying for so long that maybe "truth" doesn't even matter any more.
What matters to them is POWER and CONTROL.
Pardon my cynicism.
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