Comment by nradov
5 days ago
That is misinformation. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 (and again in 2022), Europe has paid far more to Russia for fossil fuels than they ever contributed to Ukraine. I think that both the USA and Europe should do more to support Ukraine but so far contributions from both parties have been the bare minimum to keep Ukraine from being defeated. Not enough to enable them to actually win.
Let's be clear what's really going on here. Russia has a GDP about the same as Italy. The EU and NATO countries could contribute far more to Ukraine but they choose not to. Instead it's business as usual. The welfare states continue uninterrupted and they haven't asked their citizens to sacrifice anything. They continue buying Russian fuel instead of asking people to put on a sweater.
It's a complex system that has a history and situation when war broke out
This does not change that the EU has contributed more to Ukraine than the US overall, which is separate from the fossil fuels which the EU has made good progress on, and separate from the high end systems Ukraine needs most right now. The US overcommitted to global security, Trump took us into another forever war, and the world is reorganizing. I generally agree the the US could do a lot more, but that's not happening and other countries need to take care of themselves instead of the America will protect everyone. That is not the reality we live in any more.
Lol. It's always easy to blame cowardice and inaction on complexity and history. But the fact remains that EU and NATO countries actually increased their fossil fuel imports from Russia after they invaded Ukraine in 2014. Tell me all about "progress".
Things changed in 2022, the world response is different from the 2014 invasion. Are you intentionally ignoring the progress made over the last 4 years?
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/where-does-t...