Posted on 06/06/2025 7:29:56 PM PDT by Mariner
BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is capable of sustaining Ukraine's resistance against Russia, even if the United States were to decide to completely halt its military support to Kyiv, the senior military official in charge of coordinating Germany's arms supplies told Reuters.
Major General Christian Freuding said NATO's European members plus Canada had already exceeded the estimated $20 billion worth of U.S. military aid provided last year to Kyiv.
They accounted for around 60% of the total costs borne by the Western allies, he said.
"The war against Ukraine is raging on our continent, it is also being waged against the European security order. If the political will is there, then the means will also be there to largely compensate for the American support," Freuding said in an interview.
Ukraine continues to receive weapons deliveries approved by former U.S. President Joe Biden. It is unclear, however, whether his successor Donald Trump will sign off on any new supplies - or allow third countries to purchase U.S. weapons for Kyiv.
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US aid is not needed.
Shut that laundry down.
Works for me!
They asked General Steiner.
Meanwhile
UPDATE: Kharkiv is currently under the biggest attack since Russia invaded Ukraine, Mayor says
At least 40 explosions heard in the city so far.
Is that June 7th?
Great!
US aid is not needed.
Shut that laundry down.
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Hell yes!!! And immediately start pulling our troops out of Europe.
Excellent! And don’t ask for any welfare from the U.S. and pay your tariffs.
And your back payments to NATO.
Fabulous news!
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
A kraut, says they can assist Ukrainian nazi Banderists, in defeating Russia.
LOL... Ok Heinie, sure.
Only took about 80 years for the lesson the Germans learned to be forgotten.
Is that June 7th?
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Yep right now
Great news for American Tax Payers.
EU Countries can support YouCrayne
While Buying Ruzzia Natual Gas, so
they won’t freeze in Winter.
Now it's "SS Galacia 2025". Seems like old times …
Notice Ukraine targets military targets and logistics.
Russia just bombs cities.
Good!
Europe can pay the bill to protect Europe.
Pull out US assets within Europe as much as is possible.
Fine with me.
Have fun storming the castle!
CC
Ukraine is becoming self-sufficient when it comes to drones and they're getting arms from the EU. But they will still need Patriot batteries from USA.
Trump is probably going to let Germany buy them, which explains the meeting yesterday with Friedrich Merz and if you notice, he was acting friendly and didn't act like an arrogant European elitist.
In war everything is a fair game. We incinerated Hiroshima & Nagasaki full of civilians. It was war for crying out loud. Nuking civilians in Japan was extremely effective. Japan surrendered immediately. Be glad Russia has not nuked Kyiv yet.
We nuked Japan as a last resort to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Maybe millions.
Russia claims to be “liberating” Ukraine from Jewish Nazis but seems to mainly target civilians for rape and murder for some reason.
Huh, maybe we should have listened to the KGB/FSB defectors who warned us that Russia is still a Communist criminal regime, with Putin bragging he’s never burned his Communist party membership card and wishing for the good old days of Stalin.
Good! And don’t expect us to come to your rescue when Russians show up on your border.
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