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I just want to mention that EU has around €200 billion in frozen Russian assets. On top of that the various countries will contribute. Even if it turned out th
by TrackerFF 2y ago
I just want to mention that EU has around €200 billion in frozen Russian assets. On top of that the various countries will contribute.
Even if it turned out that Trump has some backroom deal with Putin, and pushes hard for Ukraine to surrender - he'd be an absolute fool to not take that kind of money, and sell arms to European allies, and Ukraine.
That's money in the pocket for the US arms industry.
- returningfory2 2y ago€200 billion is the US defense budget for 3 months (the budget is about $900 billion annually). So I don't think it's as big a number as it seems.
- TrackerFF 2y agoIt's around 1 year worth of aid. Since the beginning of the invasion (February 2022) Ukraine has received approximately €400 billion in aid. The silver lining is that the war costs much more to Russia - and that economic damage is accelerating as long as the sanctions are up. Russian interest rates being over 20% is a sign that things are starting to turn dire. Whatever booming economy they're reporting, is a economy cannibalizing itself. So, if Ukraine has the means to keep fighting, that will weaken Russia financially.