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> The fact that Europe is 100% reliant on the US to stop the Russians conquering Ukraine at the moment This appears to be an "alternative fact", a type of fact

> The fact that Europe is 100% reliant on the US to stop the Russians conquering Ukraine at the moment This appears to be an "alternative fact", a type of fact that is popular in the USA. It's true that EU countries have historically underspent on defence. But as far as I can see, US supplies of materiel amount to be some MANPADs, some handheld anti-tank missiles, and some Patriot batteries. The (14?) promised Abrams tanks don't seem to have arrived yet; nor have the promised F-16s.

olabyne 3y ago
Yes. Looking in the details the US is #1 in material goods. Financial #1 supporter is EU. And things are changing, with doubts and critics in the US and unity and wake-up calls in the EU https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/ https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-s...