Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Bofferbrauer2 said:

Ryuu96 said:

Yeah, Poland is going nuts on upgrading their military and they were already #1 in NATO spending as a % of GDP. I would not be surprised if Poland develops its own nukes in the future, it isn't something I'm looking forward to, I wish we could have less nukes in the world but Russia shows that isn't a possibility. It just feels likely for Poland if the West lets Ukraine down and almost guaranteed if America pulls back from Europe.

In fact, they're going so nuts that it's getting difficult to understand how Poland will actually pay for all of this. Those 1380 high-tech high-end MBT alone will rip a big hole in the Polish budget, both for acquiring and for maintenance and future upgrades, especially considering that the K2 was often cited as being the most expensive MBT there is. Unless they are planning to send some of these new acquisitions to Ukraine, their military budget would balloon so far that Poland will be forced to make big loans through the next years just for them.

Poland is also by far the biggest beneficiary of the EU budget. They get like 12 billion more than they contribute.