Europe can sustain Ukraine's war effort without US, German general says
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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.
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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.
Damn right, France can sail a fucking nuclear sub into Russia and blow up St Petersburg if they want.
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Damn right, France can sail a fucking nuclear sub into Russia and blow up St Petersburg if they want.
American? With that kind of ideas, I pretty much want the US out of this war
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American? With that kind of ideas, I pretty much want the US out of this war
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A strategy with a lack of thinking. You blow up st Petersbourg, you get nuclear fire back. If you keep the country occupied with another country, just enough to bleed Russia out, at best you might not even need to intervene militarily, the Russians will take care of their own. At worse you will face a severely diminished foe while you had time to prepare.
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OP is suggesting nuking a civilian target just to do a display of force. That alone is bad enough in my book, but to top it, there is nothing for the western side to win from such a bold move and it would give russia a white card for using nukes..
I did mistake him from being a Californian, but I think CA is Canada? In that case, my bad..
