Dec 3, 2024

Since russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US has provided approximately $70 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. This figure is significantly lower than the $2.3 trillion spent on the war in Afghanistan and the $2 trillion on the war in Iraq.

The russian army is more formidable than the combined forces of Afghanistan and Iraq. Despite this, Ukraine has effectively resisted russian advances with the little aid received.

Engaging directly with the russian army would cost the US at least $10 trillion. Keep these figures in mind the next time somebody suggests that the US is spending “too much money” on Ukraine.

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Comment from ;

David Coates

The US has provided significantly more military aid to Ukraine than any other country, although other countries have provided significantly more aid, such as humanitarian aid, than the US.
You cannot compare the long and
protracted military engagements that the US had in either Iraq or Afghanistan to Ukraine. Plus, we deployed troops and significantly more equipment, ammunition, etc.
However, I personally support the US doing more. I want Ukraine to remain sovereign and for the death and destruction to end. What form of additional support should look like will be up to Trump when he takes office.

Paul O’Brien

And has that value really been delivered or is it US accounting? Valuing a truck at inflated prices rather than the real cost. So making the donation seem that much higher.

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In Finland, a candidate was removed from the election lists for refusing to condemn russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The case concerns Ivan Devyatkin, a member of the Social Democratic Party. He was excluded from the list of candidates in municipal elections for acting contrary to party values.

In an interview, Devyatkin stated that he considered Finland’s closure of the border with russia a violation of human rights and referred to Finland as the 51st state of the United States. He also failed to answer whether russia’s invasion of Ukraine was justified. Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party of Finland requires candidates to have a clear stance on the russia-Ukraine war.

Ivan Devyatkin was born in russia. He moved to the Finnish city of Lappeenranta in 2012 to pursue a PhD in ecology.

This is a good reminder to all those who believe in “good russians.”

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Trump threatened BRICS with “100% tariffs” for trying to create their own currency to abandon the US Dollar.

This is an example when Trump actually looks like a much stronger leader than Biden.

I hope that more steps like this will follow. Don’t give the terrorists like russia and Iran any chance at circumventing sanctions!

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It is funny to see russia threatening other countries with nukes, especially given that most of the russian population is concentrated in two cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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“Six Ukrainian ATACMS into Russia caused global panic, while Russia’s everyday destruction of Ukraine becomes normal.”

Russia firing thousands of missile into Ukraine is fine, but apparently six missiles flying into russia is an “escalation.” The reaction from some westerners is simply idiotic.

While some (ultra)right politicians in Europe flirt with the aggressor, here is a thought-provoking example from the (ultra)left philosopher Slavoj Žižek, who supports Ukraine.

Nothing is black and white when it comes to the right or the left. Both camps have their share of scoundrels and those brave enough to make radical statements. Don’t fall for clichés, oversimplifications, or the demonization of one group or the other.