R Johansen
Hindustan Times
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Comments by "R Johansen" (@rjohansen9486) on "Trump To Paralyse Zelensky’s Army? After Stopping Military Aid, CIA Boss Confirms New Shock For Kyiv" video.
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? The US has NOT given 350 bn! The numbers are between 119 and 175 bn USD, depending on how you do the math (but only $83.4 billion has been sent). And of that total, 75 bn is given to US companies. Only 35 bn is budget support for Ukraine. 69 bn is military support. That means Ukraine has received 76 bn (35 bn budget support and 41 bn as weapons) The U.S has given 0,3 % of their GDP (0,5 when all that is promised is received). Estonia for example, has given 2,5 % Denmark 2,5 % Lithuania 1,8% Norway 1,7 %.
On top of that, the actual value of the weapons and equipment sent to Ukraine by the USA is about 60% lower than they were priced because the price was for new stock. Much of the military equipment and ammunition sent to Ukraine is old and of limited combat effectiveness because it came from aging US stockpiles, some of the ammunition is expired, and a majority of the equipment isn't even used by the US military anymore (and therefore has an effective value of $0 to the USA). Normally, this stock would have to be disposed of, but giving it to Ukraine means there are effectively no disposal expenses. Furthermore, much of the funding for Ukraine is being spent in the USA, such as employing US workers to manufacture the replacement equipment and supplies for refilling US stockpiles.
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