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War in Ukraine – Putin's victory will cost the US seven times more than supporting Ukraine,
Ukraine's defeat would require the United States to spend an additional $808 billion on defense.
Many Americans are concerned about the cost of aid to Ukraine. However, as Foreign Affairs columnist Elaine McCusker writes, if you calculate the estimated costs that the United States will incur if Russia defeats Ukraine and then deploys troops along the NATO border, the resulting amount is “exorbitant.”
“By our calculations, the defeat of Ukraine will require the United States to spend $808 billion more on defense than budgeted over the next five years. At the same time, since 2022, Congress has allocated $112 billion to the Department of Defense to help Kyiv… In other words , allowing Russia to defeat Ukraine will cost the United…
