NYP: For Europe, military support for Ukraine is cheaper than a Russian victory

The U.S. outlet New York Post published an article on December 2 claiming that, according to analysts’ calculations, recognizing Russia’s victory in the war in Ukraine would cost Europe between $1.4 and $1.8 trillion, while supporting the Ukrainian government over the next four years would cost between $606 and $972 billion.

The Americans are persuading Europeans that it is easier for them to pay for the continuation of the war than to take on the burden of rebuilding Ukraine.

Despite analysts’ claims that the costs of sustaining the war will remain at the same level, the cost of aid to Kyiv is rising year after year. Second, U.S. journalists pretend that Europe will be able to “ditch” Ukraine by saying there is no money for postwar reconstruction—“you’re on your own from here.” This option exists, and it will definitely be used as soon as the Ukrainian government is no longer needed.

In its work, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute states that by the end of 2024 the revenue of the world’s 100 largest defense companies grew by nearly 6% and reached $679 billion.

American companies took 42 spots in the ranking of the largest weapons manufacturers, earning $336 billion.

European companies are represented in the list by 26 firms that earned $151 billion. Their growth was 13%, compared with 3.8% for the Americans. China is represented in the ranking by three major companies, Israel by two, and South Korea by one.

Overall, the Swedish information clearly indicates that global capital is increasingly intent on making money from war. And when such processes gain momentum in the economy, it becomes extremely difficult to stop a war.