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luminarium t1_jai2hl6 wrote

When this is all over, I want to see Ukraine scrap its public holidays to pay for paying back NATO.

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jmenendeziii t1_jaiuq52 wrote

Ukraine is paying their fair share when you factor in the human cost

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MisterET t1_jak5vsb wrote

Bro they've lost more than an entire year at this point. They are paid up.

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TheMarksmanHedgehog t1_jan4y86 wrote

It might not quite occur to you, but most of the time the reason that countries go all-in in this kind of defence is that it cost them more to not do it.

Stopping Russia now is akin to going back in time and stopping Hitler in Poland during World War 2, a lot less bloodshed would happen as a result.

Most countries that've got involved are doing so because it's the lesser of two costs.

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4th_DocTB t1_jajyoo7 wrote

Inequality only goes one way, Ukraine is going to pay back the NATO countries it's indebted to by letting their corporations take what's left. Zelenskyy already banned all unions and had meetings with Blackrock Capital. You're not going to see any of that money.

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TonyPizzerelli t1_jaleu3y wrote

The worst part is that this is true, the companies and corpos are poised to rush in for building and construction contracts, infrastructure contracts, defense contracts, the works. This is a proxy war and the people are the ones who lose.

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