Media reports said as much as $700 billion could be allocated to Europe's defenses, though it was not clear how much of that amount would go to Kyiv.

Summary

European officials are preparing a multibillion-dollar defense package to bolster regional security and support Ukraine, announced by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Munich Security Conference.

The package, potentially valued up to 700 billion euros, will fund military training, arms deliveries, and security guarantees amid concerns over Russian aggression and diminishing U.S. contributions to NATO.

The move follows calls for Europe to boost its own defense spending while U.S.-Russian talks, which exclude Ukraine and Europe, on ending the Ukraine conflict continue.

    • SpziEnglish
      10•2 months ago

      Them not being involved in the peace talks underlines again how indispensable nuclear weapons are, sadly.

      The DSA playing hopscotch with whose ally they are underlines how worthless a shared nuclear umbrella can be.

      So a grim lesson for Ukraine, Europe, Taiwan and pretty much any country with any border tensions, or anything another aspiring imperialist might find desireable: Get nukes, own them yourselfes, or risk being thrown aside or being steamrolled. Trump undoing decades of existential anti-proliferation work in mere days.

    • FlashMobOfOneEnglish
      9•2 months ago

      I keep hoping the Palestinians will get their hands on one for the same reason.

        • FlashMobOfOneEnglish
          6•2 months ago

          The limited military capabilities of Palestinians has restrained Israel’s actions.

          If you say so.

          How should Palestinians use that nuke?

          They shouldn’t use it, per se.

          Just make threats with it, like most countries do. Having a nuke is a deterrent.

    • @bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      One won’t be enough. If they use it, Russia will at least hit the whole frontline with tactical nukes, maybe wipe out a city or two. That means Ukraine can’t use it, making it as valuable as a paperweight. For credible nuclear deterrence a country needs a few dozen nuclear weapons and more than one delivery method.