Source: Libertarian Institute
by Jose Nino
“As the world experiences significant geopolitical changes, political blocs like the European Union have a unique opportunity to chart a new path. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union and its twenty-seven member states have delivered nearly $155 billion in financial, military, humanitarian, and refugee assistance to Ukraine. Of that aid sent to Ukraine, the combined military support from the EU and its member states is estimated at €49.6 billion ($53 billion). This represented a transatlantic initiative to draw Russia into a protracted conflict in Ukraine through proxy warfare. However, this Western-backed proxy war appears to have fallen short, as Russia continues to make incremental gains on the battlefield and now seems positioned to preside over a de facto east-west partition of the country.” (04/24/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/europe-must-stop-playing-pawn-to-american-power