Sweden has just given up on the whole neutrality thing...
Yes
Its a real life David and Goliath story
With 155 billion GDP that commitment means nothing in the context of your statement of having Europe's 2nd best military.
Ukraine was considered to have the second most powerful military force on the European continent, behind Russia, of course.
Actually, my statement was as follows:
damn, went full bellicose.Sweden has just given up on the whole neutrality thing...
Yes, raw dollar spending is the best measure of strength.....No way could Ukraine spend 30% of their production on military to keep up with Russias 45 billion.Not by much?
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Ukraine- 4.7 billion
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/europe/russia-ukraine-military-comparison-intl/index.html
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Am I correct on that?
Yes, raw dollar spending is the best measure of strength.....No way could Ukraine spend 30% of their production on military to keep
I have to read your posts.I stopped reading after you said Ukraine had the second most powerful military force on the European continent.In opinion based on that foundation isn't worth reading.