[rstuart4133]

I suspect Europe is looking at Ukraine mass producing enough $2K drones to bring the Russia to its senses, and thinking the worlds next big advanced arms supplier is right next door. And unlike the USA, is grateful for the EU's continued support in their hour of need.

Just like renewables, EV's and a lot of other technologies, the expensive toys the US arms producers are hawking are starting to look like relic from another era.

[watwut]

Europe bought and already paid missiles for Ukraine from USA. USA are not delivering.

So, Ukraine cant produce what USA sells ... but USA is refusing to follow its contracts.

[rstuart4133]

> So, Ukraine cant produce what USA sells ... but USA is refusing to follow its contracts.

Interesting. So Urkaine and the EU have been denied USA weaponry, and yet Ukraine is turning the tide of the war anyway.

I guessing this isn't how the current USA administration expected that would turn out. I imagine they thought the collapse of Ukraine would reinforce the USA piston as leader of the western world.

Judging by the West's silence when Trump appealed for help with Iran, that isn't what happened. Instead it looks like the Wests reaction to Trump's USA threatening to the leave their club is "don't let the door hit your arse on the way out".

Urkaine successfully waging war with weapons that cost several orders of magnitude less than what the USA is offering probably has something to do with that, particular given they are right next door and will be greatly appreciative of the EU's support for them through the war. Friendship and helping a mate out in a time of need brings it's own rewards.