Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from Europe’s rush to remilitarize.
yeah, those are magically adjusted for internal spending power.
the raw numbers are: Europe holds a significant edge over Russia in military spending. In 2024, EU nations collectively spent $457 billion on defense compared to Russia’s $146 billion defense budget.
the eonomic block with 10 times the gdp, 3 times the (unadjusted) military spending and 3 times the population must increase their spending to 5% - which translates to 50% of russias whole gdp in order to defend themselves.
yeah, those are magically adjusted for internal spending power. the raw numbers are: Europe holds a significant edge over Russia in military spending. In 2024, EU nations collectively spent $457 billion on defense compared to Russia’s $146 billion defense budget.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-has-the-resources-to-defend-itself-and-back-ukraine-against-russia/ and the atlantic council is not a left or peace thinktank. those are nato boys.
These are the relevant numbers, and there are more investigations than this one with more or less the same conclusions.
okay. just so i get this right.
the eonomic block with 10 times the gdp, 3 times the (unadjusted) military spending and 3 times the population must increase their spending to 5% - which translates to 50% of russias whole gdp in order to defend themselves.
I will - respectfully - disregard that opinion.
e: gdp was missspelled