• kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Here’s hoping. I’m not so optimistic about Europe really flexing their muscles, but I look forward to being pleasantly surprised!

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      21 hours ago

      Europe’s producing more rounds and providing more artillery than Murica. When the Yanks provide some old junk they appraise it at 50X the value then bemoan doing god’s work while leaking Intel.

      Europe and Ukraine are flexing. They’ve decimated Russia’s military without any European boots on the ground (although they should be in the fight imo, it devalues Ukrainians to let them be the only one taking casualties for defending Europe). Then again, in 20 years, Ukraine will be telling Europe where and how to manage their militaries.

      Ukraine was the powerhouse for arms manufacturing during the Soviet Era and they’re quickly retaking this position.