And Russia going back on its word had NOTHING to do with actions of NATO? Yeah pull my other leg and it will play jingle bells.
We are broke and need to take care of our own house first.
Ukraine gave up their WMD's with assurances from Russia and Russia only agreed to that with NATO not expanding eastward....who broke their word first?
Of course Russia wanted annexation....without it the whole Ukraine joining NATO would have just come up again down the road. You act as if Russia should just 100% trust NATO which is laughable. Lets see how quickly the war ends if we let them keep Crimea and give an international guarantee that Ukraine will not be allowed in NATO. If they can't agree to that then fuck em.
We've allowed NATO expansion for one reason. The same reason we wanted this conflict. How much dso the politicians pocket from this? Come on man you cannot be this naïve.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-related-demand-sends-us-arms-exports-record-2024-2025-01-24/
Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29% to a record $318.7 billion, the State Department said on Friday, as countries sought to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine and prepare for major conflicts.
The figures from the Biden administration's final year underpin expectations of stronger sales for U.S. weapons makers like Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab, General Dynamics (GD.N), opens new tab and Northrop Grumman (NOC.N), opens new tab, whose shares are forecast to climb amid rising global instability.
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