We could also have given Ukraine so much they won the war 2 years ago, problem is we also want healthcare, education and decent pensions. I mean it’s good the German army feels we should help Ukraine win the war but let’s not act as if this is a simple feat that doesn’t require a lot of money. Without free American weapons it will be a lot harder to defend ourselves against Putins warmongering.
I think it also shows they themselves know what they’re doing is wrong. They know their current bosses and political leaders agree, they don’t have to fear them in any way. They do it because it protects them from hysteric parents or angry mobs, but I think they most of all do it because theyvdont want there to be any evidence (= footage showing them doing this). This is not like people hiding their identity during a protest, this is like people hiding their identity when robbing a bank.
I’d still consider him a lesser enemy
In NL we rounded off before the euro, only had 5, 10 and 25ct coins (and 1 and 2,5 guilder); after the euro came we all of a sudden had more coins (1, 2 , 5, 10, 20, 50) but within a few years collectively stopped using the 1 and 2 cent coins. Don’t know who started, but I’m always a bit surprised when I’m in another eu country and get a single cent as change. I mean they eventually add up to something but it takes forever until you could theoretically buy something with it.
he might be very very imperfect, but let’s focus on getting the enemy, not the imperfect ally
They stopped saying pro-hamas so we might get there, one day…
He could also live for 20 years, statistics wouldn’t say so but there is always an odd one out. Also, he doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, doesn’t drive. So I wouldn’t choose to ‘just wait it out’. Especially considering the longer he is in power, the more likely it becomes the next one in his place isn’t there because of free and fair elections. Again, I wouldn’t choose to just wait it out.
You’re trying to use logic against a man who only uses logic when he needs it to make his plans sound legit to rational thinkers
Imagine we just waited in 1944 for someone to succeed Hitler
It’s only rumours so far, but according to the new president nobody is going to vote ever again, soo
You’re thinking if us laws, but we’re talking about international law
Be wary of giving the robot your WiFi password though
You are just plain wrong, you would see that if you would actually read what’s in the source you provide. To be honest I think you just Googled for something that fits your narrative so trying to get a point across might not be worth my time, but to explain what is in the information you provided:
First of all, this data covers bilateral aid to Ukraine between January 24, 2022 and December 31, 2024. In other words, the data covers nearly 3 years while the article writes about 2024 only. Since the data you provide isn’t about the same time period as the article I posted, it is not relevant to your argument.
Second of all, you can see in the graph this is about 3 kinds of aid. Of that $114 bn, 64 is in militairy aid and 64 is financial aid. Both of those are not included, as i explained to you in my previous post. The actual humanitarian aid the US provided over the time period in your graph only 3.4 Bn is actually humanitarian aid.
I don’t disagree that the headline would be more precise if it specifically said humanitarian aid instead of international aid when the article would be about aid from the us (or any other country) to another specific country, as it would be about bilateral aid. International aid in this case can also mean the aid that is given internationally, as in, multiple nations giving aid to multiple nations. But I don’t care about your argument about the preciseness of the headline.
You’re point is that the article is wrong and so poorly written it is basically misinformation and I do not agree at all. But I’m not going to explain why that is bullshit, I’ve wasted enough time. If you want to believe your own truth, be my guest.
Instead of aid to developing countries, the headline says international aid. Aid to Ukraine is international aid, but Ukraine is not a developing country.
Yes, the headline says international aid because it is not only aid to developing countries.
The article explicitly mentions it is because governments choose to spend their money internally, have you even read it??
What do you mean?
Official development assistance (ODA) is government aid that promotes and specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries.
DAC member countries’ bilateral ODA to Ukraine fell by 16.7% in 2024 compared to 2023 and amounted to USD 15.5 billion, representing 7.4% of total net ODA (a decline from 8.0% in 2023). Contributions from EU Institutions outpaced those from DAC member countries combined.
The part that is not given in the form of weapons is counted, but looking at the data I don’t think the aid offered to Ukraine is a factor in the overall decline.
Edit: I quoted this from https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/official-development-assistance-oda.html not from the article
The data the article writes about can be found here: https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/official-development-assistance-oda.html
Especially the media from outside us
I can’t speak for all countries but of the people assuming Europe will be fine, most seem to be rifht wing voters. It’s a good thing not everyone is in panic mode, but I agree people should be more aware of the current direction the world is heading in but there are also a lot of people who actually like this direction.