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points by wil421 12 hours ago | 0 comments
Who do you think is building weapons, parts, and sharing tech with Russia to use on Ukraine?
[–] Danox 12 hours ago
Is America buying Russian diesel? How’s that working out?
[–] wil421 10 hours ago
How much gas and oil has Europe purchased from Russia since the start of the war?
[–] TMWNN 11 hours ago
... while Europe did not allow the Ukraine War to interrupt its longstanding massive purchase contracts for gas from Russia.

The United States is, contrary to what many subreddits' denizens seem to believe, not actually at war with Russia. Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Anything the US does, or does not, regarding sanctions on Russia is up to the US to decide.

[–] culi 11 hours ago
Chinese parts have been found in equal parts on both the Russian and the Ukrainian side.
[–] stickfigure 11 hours ago
That still makes them complicit in arming Russia. There is no "it's ok to be neutral and arm both sides" here.
[–] culi 9 hours ago
Well officially they are not neutral. They explicitly ban trading with Russia. They don't sell any actual military products and have strict controls on dual-use products.

Ukraine actually uses Chinese parts much more heavily because its easier for them to get it through the EU. Also, US microchips are routinely found in Russian weaponry. 75% of all its jamming devices come from the US

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-foreign-parts-russia...

It's not easy to paint China on one side or another. It's the same in West Asia. People often try to associate China with Iran but historically they have certainly not been allies. Many of the Saudi Arabian drones China has downed have been Chinese drones and the vast majority of Iran's assets that are locked up due to sanctions are actually currently held in China. China is holding them in compliance with sanctions.

At the same time, they've (rightfully) denounced Trump's illegal retreat from the JCPOA and the additional (illegal) sanctions those have triggered against Iran.

[–] Markoff 12 hours ago
US, China, Israel? I am sure many companies will happily earn money supplying both sides while those idiots are figthting each other in endless war, there is only one winner in this war - military industrial complex.