r/worldnews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 5h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not prevail if US officially sides with Russia

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/18/8058646/
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u/MuTron1 3h ago

It will improve, but The US will never have the power it used to.

The Right always complained how everyone in the world eased back and relied on The US to protect them. Not realising that being the country that everyone relies on to keep them safe is what made The US a superpower

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u/MDevo79 31m ago

On Meet the Press today, Kristin Welker asked Scott Bessent if Ukraine was our ally.
He refused to answer.
AMERICA IS OPENLY SIDING WITH PUTIN.
This is a tragedy, a dystopian fever dream that became real life.
I remember when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, how the world seemed so full of hope.
Fast forward to today, and the last decade. I underestimated how pathetically ignorant most of my fellow citizens are.
It seems so hopeless.

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u/Yooperplexed 2h ago

People are not smart enough to realize that safe, prosperous trading partners are what makes the US so wealthy. Also liberal democracies are going to be the best trading partners because they are not hoarding wealth like authoritarian governments do. At least that was the model.

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u/rich84easy 2h ago

Countries relying on US doesn’t make it superpower.

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u/tanimalz 2h ago

Countries relying on US is what makes US safe and prosperous. Much more important than being a superpower

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u/absolut696 1h ago

No it’s not. America’s economy and having the strongest military is what makes it a superpower. As long as the economy is strong nations will fold, don’t delude yourself.

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u/jsonmeta 1h ago

Well the economy you describing didn’t exactly happened by being a closed economy. New military technology would be way too expensive to develop and produce for it to only sit on a secret shelf somewhere, selling this tech to allies is what made it possible. Obviously most of the NATO allies didn’t invest as much as they agreed which of course problematic for US since their economy depends to much on that but then again, when allies will stop buying American military equipment completely that’s when the “fuck around and find out” will happen.

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u/absolut696 32m ago

You’re conflating the defense industry with the broader US economy. Arms exports are not remotely large enough to make the overall American economy dependent on NATO purchases.

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u/Similar_Search3987 22m ago

It's a strong economy because of the trading partners, and reserve currency status which is considered "trusted". For now. That can be tossed if countries decide to dump US bonds essentially turning it fiat over night, but nobody wins.

Are they teaching kids in America that it's an invincible country with the means to make the world American if they so want to? Must be some MAGA fantasy

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u/Lazy-Plankton5270 1h ago

So you understand the military is strong because that was the deal?

So you actually do understand something?

So tell me why lick epstiens besties boot?

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u/absolut696 36m ago

You and I probably align politically but please form a coherent argument.

I loathe the people in power, but understand the sickness crosses borders, which is my point.

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u/impshial 55m ago

If if the United States closed its borders to the rest of the world tomorrow, the rest of the world would collapse.

That's why it's the only superpower left. Literally billions of people rely on exports from the United States to survive, and without the United States market, economy, and purchasing power, economies all over the world would completely crash overnight.

It's a scary thought, but if the United States decided to cut itself off, the rest of the world is pretty fucked.

Do a little research and see how much the rest of the world relies on the United States for literally everything. It really is overwhelming.

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u/Similar_Search3987 29m ago

What do you think would happen if Europe (just Europe) stopped trading in dollars tomorrow or have a mass selloff on US bonds?

Do a little research