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[–] EatingOnions@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He meant economic attrition, that west will be able fund Ukraine longer than russia can keep economy afloat

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Eh even the funding is a pittance. They are deluded that they are going up against the West one way or another and they're not.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

a pittance

I'm sorry what. The West has given hundreds of billions. Not to mention that Europe has paid enormously in high energy costs alone as a result of the sanctions, including through developing a new energy dependence on the US which has resulted in concessions to Trump.

Sure that's not been enough but framing it as a pittance is just inusltung. Ukraine would have had a Russian government a long time ago without it.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

A pittance relative to the economy that Russia would be going against in a real war with the West. C'mon. I'll say it again: They are deluded that they are going up against the West one way or another and they're not.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's why they want to split EU in a bunch of fighting parties with propaganda campaigns, dumping immigrants at the border and the like before attacking.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, and why they want to split nato.