Millsy Why do we need a America for everything many would like the US to fuck off, it is a European war did you really expect the funding to go on indefinitely. Defence spending is now on the cards again within Europe and they finally see the importance again. Russia before the war had an economy the size of Italy, what is it now? Realistically UK, France and Germany should be able to handle Russia. If peace is achieved the defence spending across Europe will hopefully scare him off trying it again and hopefully he just dies off. I do however still expect a peace deal in which US backs European security, and if there are US citizens there for the minerals, Putin will realise that if he attacks again there will be ww3. All is not lost even though many outlets are looking to up the rhetoric.
1.6B deal for missiles out of Belfast is 2.5% of our gdp its huge.