Russia is losing on the battlefield – and on the global stage, as the US and China distance themselves from the war.

  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    As someone from the USA, having your country be a large arms manufacturer may seem like an economic positive, but in the long term it absolutely ruins a country through corruption and greed.

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      It’s unfortunate. Arms build up is one of those where it’s important initially for self-defense but eventually becomes corrupt. It’s making a pact with the devil and expecting the due will never come.