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Comment by beanjuiceII | Hacker News Reader

if europe has provided more military aid than why do they need united states for this conflict? cant EU and ukraine just resolve this? why did Zelenskyy come to make a deal for the resources?

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Because you don't overrun a nuclear state with weapons, but with influence and the true promise of scaling up.

What influence? The US and EU isn't going to engage with Russia directly in battle. There's no influence to be peddled. Unless the EU and US have something Russian wants, no influence can be peddled.

The truth is, Europeans know that if Ukraine falls nothing will happen to Europeans. There is no existential threat. There has been no national mobilization of industry to support Ukraine's war efforts.

The entire western world over the last 3 years has left Ukraine with a 10-1 artillery disadvantage. It's just not a serious concern for people.

So thoughts and prayers basically. Thanks for nothing.

Because 1.2 + 1.1 means much greater rate of success and less deaths? If you would care about your country, why wouldn't you want as much support as you could get, even if you would have the upper hand?

Zelensky wanted security guarantees to further help to defend his country from murder and death.

Why is that so strange to you?

Because there's more than direct money and weapons. US soft power matters, though Trump is quickly dismantling that so maybe it won't matter as much.

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