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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed a litany of grievances and criticisms of Europe that he said have left Ukraine at the mercy of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid an ongoing U.S. push for a peace settlement.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was in today’s dollars. See my edit. And I don’t think it is suspect to ask Ukraine’s allies to do more to help them actually win when Zelensky is saying it himself ad nauseam.

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What does a win for Ukraine look like to you? Just wondering.

And btw, from an outsider perspective it's funny and cringe to see the attacks on your comment. I'm afraid those commenters don't have wherewithal to be as embarrassed as they should be, but it's a good point, that Ukraine has gotten a lot more outside funding (about $380 bn) than the USSR did to defeat Germany in WWII (about $250 bn in today's $). I hadn't noticed that.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I mean at this point I'm all in on Ukraine and I'm sorry to see my comment interpreted as anything but the hope that Ukraine could get the support they are asking for.

I know peace deals are precarious and complicated, but I dream of nothing less than pre 2014 borders, the end of all Russian hostilities, and a defense pact, if not full inclusion, between Ukraine and the EU.

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That would be nice, but what about the Minsk agreements? Just ignore them? Could they even be implemented at this stage?

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not really sure. Not an expert but it seems like Russia already trashed them.

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 19 hours ago

Fair enough. Most people with that opinion don't know about them, or about Ukraine in general or their civil war at all. Just going back to 2013 borders wouldn't solve anything, especially considering the number of Ukrainians that defected to the Russian side. It would just be an even more divided country.