Western military support for Ukraine is more important than ever.

Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/9438338

Military pay, ammunition, tanks, planes, and compensation for dead and wounded soldiers, all contribute to the GDP figures. Put simply, the war against Ukraine is now the main driver of Russia’s economic growth.

And it is a war that Russia cannot afford to win. The cost of rebuilding and maintaining security in a conquered Ukraine would be too great, and an isolated Russia could at best hope to become a junior partner entirely dependent on China.

    • KISSmyOS@feddit.deEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’m not a troll, but I’m used to the hate by now.
      Public opinion feels pretty pre-WW1-ish lately.
      Let’s give it to those Krauts Gooks Hajis Orcs! If we go in with all we got, we’ll be home by Christmas!