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News & Current Events Apr 14, 2026 at 3:37 AM

Spain, Belgium to allocate over $2 billion in defense support for Ukraine

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Spain, Belgium to allocate over $2 billion in defense support for Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
Spain, Belgium to allocate over $2 billion in defense support for Ukraine
Spain and Belgium have pledged a combined 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in new military aid to Ukraine following recent defense talks, officials said.
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boejouma Apr 14, 2026 +25
For these two to do so is pretty wild, right?
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Pale-Factor-8574 Apr 14, 2026 +5
Spain was one of the OG financial backers of a fledgling America. No surprise they're helping Ukraine.
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RedditTherHun Apr 14, 2026 -38
As a Belgian. We do not have the funds for this. But as our government usually does, we will just raise taxes on the already highest taxed people in the world.
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Bozrud Apr 14, 2026 +25
Don’t complain. All people from my country go to work and live in Belgium. According to them it is a good life, clean and tidy.
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SeveralPhysics9362 Apr 14, 2026 +16
It is. Most Belgians just like to complain a lot. For no good reason.
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mtownhustler043 Apr 14, 2026 +13
Ah yes, that's why all the rich people in the Netherlands move to Belgium, because the taxes are higher in Belgium /s
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Any-Ad-4072 Apr 14, 2026 +2
Meanwhile in Luxembourg
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Reasonable_Gas_2498 Apr 14, 2026 +12
If someone has the funds its european countries, especially western ones like Belgium.
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boejouma Apr 14, 2026 +8
Not even top 5 most taxed. [Taxed highly per income/sales tax, sure, but that is returned via a pretty dope f****** way of living. Corporate tax is far lower in regards to the top other countries, only 4 percent higher than that if the USA, 25-21 percent. ](https://share.google/T1Lq46MBtWaLIipaM) The point was that Spain (not nearly as affluent nor capable) is nearly as unwilling as Belgium (who have the means, by all seeming means) but generally dont do such a thing for other countries. Belgium specifically has come across as a Switzerland-Lite for decades.
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angular_circle Apr 14, 2026 +4
Thats just the top tax bracket, completely irrelevant. Here are the actual stats, belgium is in fact #1 in the oecd: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/04/taxing-wages-2025-country-notes_16d47563/austria_c1a885f9/54dd00e1-en.pdf
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boejouma Apr 14, 2026 -2
Nothing I said nor linked is wrong. You just linked a combo of the average which includes employer and worker (wit, for some reason, a hyper specific 2 adults 2 children with only one adult getting an income?) chart. And that what you provided is highlighting Austiran stats ignoring the matter entirely. While I acknowledge Belgium is listed in the graphs. You provided nothing of worth to the conversation. Belgium doesn't do this kind of thing. They much more often specifically avoid doing so *and halt* the EU from doing so as well.
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angular_circle Apr 14, 2026 +2
It's not wrong, just irrelevant. I linked the version highlighting Austria because I'm Austrian and that's what I had at hand, the statistics are the same. It's not my job to educate you. I gave you the data, do with it what you will. If not you someone else will appreciate it.
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PECourtejoie Apr 14, 2026 +2
You mean not those with unlimited size pockets, of course…
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Just_Punch_ Apr 14, 2026 -17
We keep giving away our money to that corrupt, pathetic
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Debt101 Apr 14, 2026 +7
quiet Vlad.
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Bozrud Apr 14, 2026 +8
You mean that corrupt pathetic that build the biggest army and manufacturing in Europe during constant ballistic missiles attack?
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Street-Sandwich-4006 Apr 14, 2026 -16
how are Europe getting their Oil/Gas with the middle east war and alienating Russia
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angular_circle Apr 14, 2026 +13
Plenty of sources and shipping lanes are still open. It just became more expensive globally. Europe has the cash, other regions are under much more pressure.
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LinuxGeekAppleFag Apr 14, 2026 +3
russia is brent and they adjusted with gas like 3 years ago , whats the question
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