Support for Ukraine: Time for a Clear Decision

Since the start of the war, Ukraine has received significant support from the EU and the USA, totaling approximately $332 billion. The EU has contributed around $162 billion, while the USA has provided about $175 billion.

Now, we must make a clear decision: Either we end the support and give nothing more, effectively ending the war, or we provide Ukraine with enough resources to actually drive Russia out of their country and thereby end the war. This constant "giving a little" is not enough to maintain the status quo and will keep the war dragging on for decades. It is time to take a decisive stance and either fully support the conflict or cease aid entirely.

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zonavar68 · 56-60, M

Supporting Ukraine has been a flawed thing since day 1 of Russia re-starting it's 'Crimean war'. The US, UK, Australia, etc. should never have got involved.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@zonavar68 Involved? Without the Americans pushing NATO expansion there never would have been a restart of the Crimean war.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@hippyjoe1955 "The spreading wildfire of westward expansion" ...

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@zonavar68 Well in the early 1990s NATO promised that should the Soviet Union take down the wall that It would not expand eastward beyond reuniting Germany. Look what has happened since. Then NATO rejected Russia's application to join after it became clear that NATO was not about to keep its word. Then NATO expanded ever farther east kind of like the 3rd Reich in the early 40s. What was Russia supposed to do? It was obvious to everyone with at least one eye and a functioning braincell that NATO was out to destroy Russia as a nation. Russia said Nyet.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@hippyjoe1955 Very Putin-esque you might say.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@zonavar68 Care to explain? Nothing I said was false.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@hippyjoe1955 on the other hand, here is another view of what happened in Europe that you might be interested in reading.:
https://www.france24.com/en/russia/20220130-did-nato-betray-russia-by-expanding-to-the-east
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/12/russias-belief-in-nato-betrayal-and-why-it-matters-today
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/there-was-no-promise-not-to-enlarge-nato/

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