NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is proposing to establish a fund of allied contributions worth $100 billion over five years for Ukraine as part of a package for alliance leaders to sign off when they gather in Washington in July.
What would be the problem with China giving money to Cuba and Mexico?
The problem is that the US would not allow it. Every country is going to ask for aid or alliance, why does that mean that we should help or join in alliance with them?
Cuba was/is under Russian control not China. China and Russia were in a cold war for decades. The Soviet Union did give money to Cuba. The only complaint the US had was when Soviets installed missiles in Cuba.
Cuba was completely supported by the Soviet Union with billions in economic aid and hundreds of millions in military aid every year.
“From 1976 to 1980, the Soviets invested US$1.7 billion on the construction and remodeling of Cuban factories and industry. Between 1981 and 1984 Cuba also received approximately US$750 million a year in Soviet military assistance.”
The US freaked out after the USSR gave Cuba money AND installed missiles there. It sure must be the money that freaked the US out, it can’t possibly be the missiles pointed directly at he US, that wouldn’t make any sense.
So when Russia put missles on our doorstep it was okay to risk nuclear war, but when the US and NATO do the same thing, its totally cool becuase its us doing it?
The problem is that the US would not allow it. Every country is going to ask for aid or alliance, why does that mean that we should help or join in alliance with them?
Cuba was/is under Russian control not China. China and Russia were in a cold war for decades. The Soviet Union did give money to Cuba. The only complaint the US had was when Soviets installed missiles in Cuba.
China does give money to Mexico.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-china-refinery/chinesebanks-providing-financing-for-mexican-refinery-ambassador-idUSKBN1ZC2FM/#:~:text=MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Chinese,to Mexico said on Monday.
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chinas-role-latin-america-santa-claus-or-debt-collector#:~:text=For example%2C Ecuador%2C which restructured,reportedly owes China %2419 billion.
Free trade is not the same as the US literally giving ukraine tens or hundreds of billions in military aid…
Cuba was completely supported by the Soviet Union with billions in economic aid and hundreds of millions in military aid every year.
“From 1976 to 1980, the Soviets invested US$1.7 billion on the construction and remodeling of Cuban factories and industry. Between 1981 and 1984 Cuba also received approximately US$750 million a year in Soviet military assistance.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–Soviet_Union_relations#:~:text=From 1976 to 1980%2C the,year in Soviet military assistance.
Exactly, and the US freaked out and almost went to nuclear war over it.
The US freaked out after the USSR gave Cuba money AND installed missiles there. It sure must be the money that freaked the US out, it can’t possibly be the missiles pointed directly at he US, that wouldn’t make any sense.
/s just in case.
Yeah, because back then the US gave long range missiles to Italy and Turkey. The Cuban Missiles were a response to the US’s aggression.
So then Russia shouldnt freak out over weapons given directly to Ukraine to fight them?
Russia indeed should not.
So when Russia put missles on our doorstep it was okay to risk nuclear war, but when the US and NATO do the same thing, its totally cool becuase its us doing it?
You said the US would freak out if the Soviets gave money to Cuba. But the Soviets did give money.
The long range missiles in the 1960’s are a separate issue from military aid. The aid I linked was from the 70’s to 80’s.
Even now the US still won’t give Ukraine long range missiles.
Yeah, because when the US gave long range missiles to Italy and Turkey it led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.