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I do wonder what Europe could really throw at defence at home and with Ukraine if they wanted. For example, in 1985 at the height of the Cold War, West Germany and the UK spent 6% and 5% of total government expenditures on defence respectively, compared to about 2.5% today.EU countries seek urgent plan B to fund Ukraine
Officials are looking at an EU bridging loan to help Kyiv stay afloat if they can’t agree on using Moscow’s frozen state assets in time.www.politico.eu
I do wonder what Europe could really throw at defence at home and with Ukraine if they wanted. For example, in 1985 at the height of the Cold War, West Germany and the UK spent 6% and 5% of total government expenditures on defence respectively, compared to about 2.5% today.
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Collectively, Europe could throw a lot, especially when one considers how well (or otherwise) Russia's military has performed in Ukraine and how much capability (troops and equipment) the Russians have gone through.I do wonder what Europe could really throw at defence at home and with Ukraine if they wanted. For example, in 1985 at the height of the Cold War, West Germany and the UK spent 6% and 5% of total government expenditures on defence respectively, compared to about 2.5% today.
In it's current state, Russia would not be able to put up much of a fight.I do wonder what Europe could really throw at defence at home and with Ukraine if they wanted. For example, in 1985 at the height of the Cold War, West Germany and the UK spent 6% and 5% of total government expenditures on defence respectively, compared to about 2.5% today.
I often wonder how they even see where they are going.
GDP can be gamed. That's why I'm instead looking at total government expenditure. For example, GDP doesn't include a nation's ability or willingness to assume debt during times of crisis.A major component in any discussion along these lines has to be the ratio of defense expenditures against GDP, and the sustainability of those outlays.