NATO Proposes $100 Billion, Five-Year Fund to Aid Ukraine

NATO. Not the UN. Russia has no say into nato since it was designed to fit Russia.

Russia isn't in NATO, but they are it's most successful recruiter.

NATO not the UN, Russia isn’t a member.

Who gave Russia a veto at NATO?

The EU has no defense budget, the member countries have.

Yeah, this is less the cavalry is here and more "we've committed 3 peanuts, which is better than no peanuts". It's probably enough to help Ukraine a bit, assuming they can agree to it and fund it as committed.

It's unclear if this is humanitarian, non-lethal or general military aid, from the non-paywalled section of the article.

I get your point about how it compares relatively. But I beg to differ that $100 billion is not a lot of money

EDIT: I'm saying that the US can't be relied on to continue supporting the war effort because the GOP in particular has become increasingly opposed to funding it.

It'd be so much better for everyone if we just took all of the funding going to Israel and redirected it to Ukraine. And then we nuke Israel or smthn idk

might be chump change for you but likely its tied to Ukraine's conceivable ability to pay down such debt. although in reality it would likely be mostly written off when things quiet down.. especially since the moneys would be mostly spent on NATO military goods.

This thing has already been going on for 2 years and Russia isn't pulling out. It's a war of attrition. First side to blink loses. NATO cannot lose Ukraine to Russia. Period.

Maybe a little. The US had a bill for providing 60bn so 100bn is quite a bit more, though maybe not significantly considering all the countries involved.

We can do both.

If Republicans have a majority in Congress, they'll continue to support Russia.

Five years? They need $100 billion at least monthly! It's ridiculous the way Republicans treat these innocent people

what too much finance capital does to a mf

warning to all, this guy does nothing but spread russian propaganda all day. check their post history.

Who said anything about printing money? NATO manages trillions upon trillions of dollars of already in circulation currency.

Industrial production is not a significant issue the collective West has within the context of supplying Ukraine armaments and ammunition.

The issue is a lack of, or decline in, domestic political capital in key member states, cohesive unified policy, and a long term strategy.

Now, if the United States was completely removed from the equation, then industrial production capacity constraints, especially around munitions, may become a real issue.

lol the NAFO brigades

That condescending tone of yours paints the whole Ukraine with a nazi brush. While I believe it does reach azov battalion, the vast majority of Ukrainian army and goverment are not nazis, despite what RT might call them. In fact, I think funding to Ukraine should Increase so it can finally defeat Russia. Not only it would likely destabilize russian goverment, which consists of oil billionaires with a past of crime, corrupt bootlickers and, honestly, unapologetic nazis. But it also would disrupt russian funding for alt-right groups all over the world, which would be a major win against nazism.

If someone invaded your country, would you still have the same opinion? If Trump invaded your country(assuming you are not an american), would you still say "why are we spending billions to fight Trump, when we could have spent them on education and housing?".

How else would defense contractors make money?

I know, right? Like, who the fuck needs democracy and sovereignty? If they didn't want to be part of Russia, then they should have just said so. Has Velinsky tried talking to the justly elected Putin? This 100 billion could be spent on rebuilding all the housing in Ukrane that was blown up by Russia DEFENDING its self from the Ukrainian troops invading Ukraine. This could be 100 billion dollars in food aid spread around the world in the form of Ukrainian grain shipments that have been stalled or sunk, but Ukraine has CHOSEN to stop shipping their grain by blocking their own barges and trucks.this could have been 100 billion dollars in CLEAN oil that Russia could have been exporting to help the world with energy, but instead will have to rebuild because the plants keep blowing up. If only there was a solution that would let the world move on and spend their money on better things. If only we would just give in to Russia and let them take what they want at the expense of others- then the world would be a better place.

Why would a Russian care?