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Bloomberg: «потемкинские армии» Европы не смогут защититься без помощи США
European countries did not allocate enough funds for defense, and now their “Potemkin army” could not defend itself without American help. According to Bloomberg, from 1990 to 2020, the share of defense spending in the total budget of the UK, Spain, France and Germany fell by 51.4%, 39.6%, 35.7% and 27.9%. RT in Russian
Moreover, even if defense spending is increased to 3.5% of GDP, it will not be comparable to the combat power of the US armed forces due to the deepening economic crisis in the European Union (EU). Thus, NATO's European armies have become a "Potemkin army" ill-prepared to wage a protracted war without US support, the agency believes. Tas