[christkv]

Europe is still doing it, and when they don’t the us applies pressure through its closest European Allies. The us is very much still involved in classic Cold War stuff in Europe. The Ukrainian war has been very good to American exports of arms and liquid gas.

[AlchemistCamp]

> The Ukrainian war has been very good to American exports of arms

By "exports", do you mean donations? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64656301

[the-dude]

It is still exported, right? Calling it a donation does not suddenly make the arms free/gratis. The money still comes from somewhere and is ... exported.

[mytailorisrich]

There's been plenty of sales as well.

For example, last year the US sold $6 billion-worth of Abrahams tanks to Poland. Overall, paid-for exports to Europe have exploded.