🧵 Defense spending by European NATO members is $457 billion, just 1/4 of US per capita defense spending.
Russia spent the equivalent of $462 billion in 2024 ($146B adjusted for purchasing power)
Unless Western Europe invests to defend Europe from Russia, this meme will be next.
Russia spent the equivalent of $462 billion in 2024 ($146B adjusted for purchasing power)
Unless Western Europe invests to defend Europe from Russia, this meme will be next.
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The renewed flairup of Inflation is erroding the usa, and there may not be an easy way out of it this time.
Plus billions wasted on failed adventures in the ME.
So yeah, there's defence spending, then there's stupid defence spending.
Defense of Europe, by Europe, starts in Ukraine, now. If Ukraine falls, the rest of Europe is next.
https://igorsushko.substack.com/p/russian-strategic-calculations-and
The $20 trillion European economy is currently spending less on the military than the $2 trillion Russian economy.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-defense-spending-overtakes-europe-study-finds/
Data taken from this article:
https://kyivindependent.com/russias-military-spending-surpasses-europes-as-putin-ramps-up-war-budget-study-finds/
On the contrary, ruzzia is exhausting military resources they had.
USA vs. China: Not our problem 🖕