Europe has clearly overtaken the United States in promised aid to Ukraine, with total European commitments now being twice as large. A main reason is the EU’s new €50 billion “Ukraine Facility,” but also other European countries have upped their support with new multi-year packages. For the first time since the start of the war, the US is now clearly lagging behind. This is one of the results of the latest update of the Ukraine Support Tracker.
Good! The United States was meant to be a partner not the sole and permanent guarantor of Europe’s security. If the EU is ever going to have Strategic Autonomy they have to start spending money and building capacity. This is the right time and situation for them to begin doing that.
Good! The United States was meant to be a partner not the sole and permanent guarantor of Europe’s security. If the EU is ever going to have Strategic Autonomy they have to start spending money and building capacity. This is the right time and situation for them to begin doing that.
If you want a decent surface level overview go watch Simon Whistler’s video on it.