Summary

European officials are preparing a multibillion-dollar defense package to bolster regional security and support Ukraine, announced by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Munich Security Conference.

The package, potentially valued up to 700 billion euros, will fund military training, arms deliveries, and security guarantees amid concerns over Russian aggression and diminishing U.S. contributions to NATO.

The move follows calls for Europe to boost its own defense spending while U.S.-Russian talks, which exclude Ukraine and Europe, on ending the Ukraine conflict continue.

  • jackeryjoo@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    If they don’t spend 700 billion on this, the “proxy” war with Russia (that is currently “cheap” for most of Europe to support), will cost them far, far, far, far more than 700 billion in a few short years/months.

    This is why you support proxy wars when they’re in your interest.

    It’s like outsourcing a future war to a country that won’t touch your shores.

    Ukraine is getting fucked up by Russia right now. Mines, bombs, guns, battle, towns destroyed, infrastructure disruptions, etc.

    You want that contained in Ukraine as much as possible. The second they lose, it will spill out into all of Europe and will be far more expensive and too late to contain.

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      3 days ago

      And this is if we only strictly try and think about this fiscally. The human, social and moral side only expands from this, and are much more important, too.