"One per cent of Western Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) is a worthy sacrifice to defeat
Russia says a Ukraine spokesman.
Russia says a Ukraine spokesman.
Ukraine very much appreciates the near-$37 billion
the United States is already giving in military aid but more — much
more, in fact — is needed, a Ukrainian diplomat now working as a
full-time procurer of military equipment has said.
Andrij Melnyk,
who is becoming well known beyond the borders of Ukraine for his
persistent campaigning to push the envelope on military donations to
Ukraine and being one of the loudest voices demanding larger numbers of
tanks, Western jets, and even warships,
made the comments on a German television political show this week,
where he said Western nations had to cross their own “red lines” to send
more equipment.
To fight Russia, Ukaine’s allies should “pledge one per cent of their [GDP] to the attacked country”, Germany’s Die Welt reports Melnyk as having suggested." Breitbart