money. US spent on Ukraine 113 billions in 2022-2023. US military budget - $842 billion in year 2024. so 1/8 for destroying russia military capabilities. current estimate - russia lost 60% of their military forces.
when US give money to ukraine it is not give money. in fact US give ukraine equipment, and money goes to US military-industrial complex to replenish reserves. sometimes US give Ukraine weapons that have already been decommissioned.
all I said you can find in public sources.
Today I see this new analysis revealing what Russian intelligence services have discovered by looking at weapons delivery to Ukraine from European countries. The bottom line is:
a) at the current speed of weapons production, we could only deliver sufficient weapons to Ukraine by 2025!
b) at the speed we are giving away our stockpile, we'll need 15 years to resupply!
Obviously this is coming from Russian intelligence and should be taken with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, it seems directionnally correct. This is a serious counterweight to the idea that this war is depleting only Russian forces. It is depleting supplies on both sides but Russia has probably prepared itself much better since 2014.
> Obviously this is coming from Russian intelligence and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Yes.
European economy ~ 16 trillion, US economy ~25 trillion
Russia economy ~ 1.5 trillion
That is the answer. 40:1. Ukraine's allies simply don't have a strong desire to win.
