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$840 Billion Plan To 'Rearm Europe' Announced (www.newsweek.com)

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Dubbed "Rearm Europe," the remarks from the European Commission's president came hours after President Donald Trump suspended all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, widening the gulf between Washington and Kyiv and going against the fresh commitments of support from Europe for Ukraine in recent days.

"I do not need to describe the grave nature of the threats that we face, or the devastating consequences that we will have to endure if those threats would come to pass," von der Leyen told reporters.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah seems more like a last ditch effort to keep the US on Ukraine’s side

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't even think it's that. It simply isn't possible to keep the US on their side while the country is being run by Russian lap dogs. What he can do is play along so there isn't anything to support Trump's bullshit attempts to paint Zelenskyy as a warmongering dictator who doesn't want a peaceful resolution.

It's not going to stop Trump from wanting to join the war on the side of his Daddy Vladdy, but playing ball makes it harder to justify doing so.