davel@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoIt Took Nearly Two Years, But Large Numbers Of German-Made Leopard 1 Tanks Are Finally Arriving In Ukrainewww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkIt Took Nearly Two Years, But Large Numbers Of German-Made Leopard 1 Tanks Are Finally Arriving In Ukrainewww.forbes.comdavel@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoThe article and the links aren’t clear: are these tanks gifts or was Ukraine forced to pay for them with loans?
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoDespite how the media always portray it, the US hasn’t gifted Ukraine a damn thing, but whether Europe has I couldn’t say.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoMy instincts say that Germany is profiting from this the way the US does with its own military Keynesianism. 🤷♀️
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoProbably. These are from about two years ago. I’m not sure things played out this way, but it seems likely. Ambassador Melnyk: Ukraine suggests that Germany should pass lend-lease law as US did How Germany Can Help Ukraine Get T-72 Tank Battalion via “Lend-Lease Analog”
The article and the links aren’t clear: are these tanks gifts or was Ukraine forced to pay for them with loans?
Despite how the media always portray it, the US hasn’t gifted Ukraine a damn thing, but whether Europe has I couldn’t say.
My instincts say that Germany is profiting from this the way the US does with its own military Keynesianism. 🤷♀️
Probably. These are from about two years ago. I’m not sure things played out this way, but it seems likely.