Flutterby™! : Stopping Russia now half as expensive as doing so later 2025-12-08 21:24:36.613204+01

Stopping Russia now half as expensive as doing so later

2025-12-08 21:24:36.613204+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Norway did the math: Arm Ukraine to win, or pay double when Russia does.

The report arrives as a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan, which the authors argue misreads what is required for a stable Ukraine and Europe. A Russian partial victory would force Europe into a massive rearmament program to deter further aggression, amounting to €1.2-1.6 trillion over a four-year period. Equipping Ukraine to win would cost €522-838 billion over the same period—roughly half of that amount.

Europe's choice Military and economic scenarios for the War in Ukraine Corisk Report Series No 12, 2025 November 2025

DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.29662.70725

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