PPP is difficult with defence spending, especially when nations are running a war economy and recruiting prisoners for free

The us spends that much more than anyone, including its enemies.

The us just spends way too much. Matching us defence spending is kind of a lot. Combined the EU current defence spending is second only to the us

Using this money to buy tech from Ukraine would be delicious

The peace agreement between Napoleon and Austria included Napoleon taking independent (but in the coalition) Venice.

It was kind of an awful elitist place but it was also the oldest democracy in the world at the time. Napoleon destroyed that, and all the monestaries. You can see the ruins of them around the lagoon if you visit.

It’s a very odd way to frame it.

This is almost entirely a European plan.

The NATO wargamed expectation for the Baltic’s is that Russia invades very quickly ( faster than the planned ukraine 3 day operation as they’re smaller), overthrowing the government before NATO can react in the expectation that NATO would struggle to invade a deafeated nation, and so fragmenting the alliance.

If this sounds insanely risky, well Putin never did it. But as a plan it’s not too bad. I think you know better than me the state of Europe’s readiness to counter this, they are extremely aware of the possibility.

The other point is that for Ukraine support this isn’t just a generic issue with size of military in the abstract, Europe as a whole does not have enough factories producing specifically artillery shells to support the artillery dominated land war in Ukraine. Ramping those up would take time, so even if Europe tries to help the forms it can take will differ to the USA and force different (worse? I can’t judge) choices on the ground.

You’ve answered the question of why America doesn’t protest, but maybe not in the way you think you have

Over 50% approval rating.

Higher than the leader of many other countries, like, er, USA.

It owns too much of Africa to be a regional power. It’s a superpower even if by a web of alliances/dependants rather than its own military projection

It wasn’t quite so much what she did as the way it was done.

The spending plan looked bad and lack of confidence in it caused a technical issue where pension funds had to make it worse to protect themselves from the consequences, which made it even worse and they had to protect themselves from bigger consequences. But this is boring and not why she had to go imho.

The real problem and cause of the whole lack of confidence was that she got rid of senior people and refused to talk to independent government orgs who are there to check the plan isn’t shit.

She removed all the arse covering checks the British government has for budgets thinking she knew better, and as is clear with every mad interview she knows nothing.

Good user name too

I’m afraid every post you make sounds like you asked an ai to write a roasting based on the article

You’re right, I’ll edit a corrrection

Not to disrespect the amazing achievements of the Finn’s in that war, but they lost, and lost half their country. (Edit: 10%, not half. Sorry Finland.)

Incredible job not to lose the whole thing ofc.

Ask for the code and git history

Has he ruled out licking them both so no one else wants them?

Right, Amazon can do it because their best workers already left or never existed. Gigantic churn rate, terrible reputation.

Focus on the EU if you like but china has already passed peak

Why would Russia ever refuse this, it’s victory??

Wait until he realises tariffs can go above 100%