> just going off the numbers, the US has been contributing more military aid than all other countries combined
The US has given the most in absolute numbers, but that's mostly a result of the fact that the US is by far the richest nation in absolute numbers.
When you look at aid given to Ukraine as a percent of GDP [1] you won't find the US even in the top 10. Instead the biggest contributors are European nations that directly border Russia.
Thus I don't think it's accurate to characterize the European countries as dragging their heels. That's more of a Germany thing.
The US has given the most in absolute numbers, but that's mostly a result of the fact that the US is by far the richest nation in absolute numbers.
When you look at aid given to Ukraine as a percent of GDP [1] you won't find the US even in the top 10. Instead the biggest contributors are European nations that directly border Russia.
Thus I don't think it's accurate to characterize the European countries as dragging their heels. That's more of a Germany thing.
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[1] https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-s...