The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

rsemmes

rsemmes

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Donald Trump has halted new US military aid for Ukraine. European nations, grappling with stagnant economies and public spending pressures, are not doing nearly enough to fill the gap, according to the Kiel Institut in Germany.
And Ukraine is running out of money fast: Kyiv needs an estimated €136bn in 2026 and 2027 to fund its defence and keep afloat, according to the European Commission. Without new funds by spring, Ukraine risks going bankrupt, unable to pay soldiers, teachers and police.
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Agreement would trigger an outpouring of relief, but the difficulties would be far from over. Even if EU leaders sign off on the frozen assets idea, it would still need to be turned into law to meet Ukraine’s urgent military and civilian needs by springtime.
www.theguardian.com

What is the row about the EU using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine?

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’
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It looks like we (decided to) took action, now let's write the law to make it legal. (What it's illegal in some countries.)

No, China and the EU are not providing the same level of support.
 
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Aleks.ov

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personaldesas said:
I agree that the global order is changing and that new centers of power are emerging. I still fail to see how Russia matters more in the new one than it did in the old, or why that would require invading Ukraine.
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personaldesas said:
Yes, I am genuinely surprised.
I understand resentment over sanctions, companies leaving the country, frozen assets, barred athletes, and the way Russians are supposedly portrayed in Western media. What I struggle to understand is how these grievances translate into a widespread willingness to have one’s sons and brothers sent to die in a foreign land (which is not even a Western country). What does that solve?
Personally, I cannot imagine accepting deaths in my family simply because I perceive other countries as disrespectful toward my own. Especially for a country with such a rich history and culture as Russia’s, I find it hard to understand a retreat into such a simplified form of nationalism.
It’s also worth noting that many of these consequences appear to have followed Russia’s actions rather than preceded them, but I’m happy to set that point aside for now.
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Unilateral military-political expansion and pressure in the post-Soviet space began long before the conflict in Ukraine, as has been repeatedly written here. Any proposals and projects regarding the security system were simply ignored, and at the highest level, and Ukraine is merely a consequence.
As for the role of financial incentives, the number of Muscovites participating in the SMO is about 90 thousand, and we are talking about the richest region and the most politically liberal one.
 
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