Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by bhelkey on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:26PM
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> With words.
According to Wikipedia, many NATO members are either Arms or non-lethal aid suppliers.
""" Arms suppliers: Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Non-lethal military aid: Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Sweden, European Union, Belarusian opposition """[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai...
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by posix_me_less on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:59PM
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Yeah but it's symbolic. It won't stop Russians, just prolong the suffering of people.
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by bhelkey on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:27PM
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> Yeah but it's symbolic.
The US alone provided $2.5 Billion of aid [2]. That doesn't include Biden's $200 Million military aid package in 2022 [2].
[1] https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-jaw-jaw-in-the-west-r...
[2] https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/01/25/200m-in-jave...
With words.
EU has also supported Ukraine with words recently.
I've seen ads on the telly making an emotional statement that "Ukraine is Europe".
Europe as a continent does not exist: it is a small corner of Asia. Eurocentricism needs to stop. This us-vs-them game needs to stop.
This invasion is terrible for normal people, Ukrainian (bombs), Russian (sanctions) and everyone else (instability, high prices). It could have been prevented if the "west"/NATO was not "pulling on" (arming) Ukraine. The NATO already have plenty places to make bases on Russian border.
See what happened to Cuba. The US/NATO also do not like bases on their border. They should have understood Russia also does not like that.
But then I believe NATO is more into the business of war then the business of peace.