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As percentage of GDP, Estonia is the top donor to Ukraine at 1.1% of GDP. As a point of comparison, during World War II, “in 1943 and 1944, more than 40% of US GDP was devoted to national defense.” https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2020/february/war-highest-defense-spending-measured Today that would be 40% of $26.13 trillion, i.e. $10 trillion per year: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129172637/https://www.bea.gov/news/2023/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2022-advance-estimate

If everyone would have worked together to help stop Nazi Germany earlier, then it would have saved money, as well as lives. The same is true of Putin’s Russia. It’s like cancer – it’s easier to stop before it spreads further.

When evaluating aid commitments to Ukraine as percentage of GDP, the rankings are
#1-Estonia, 1.1% of its GDP,
#2 Latvia, 0.933% of its GDP,
#3 Poland, 0.5% of its GDP,
#4 Lithuania, 0.46% of its GDP,
#5 Norway 0.34% of its GDP,
#6 UK 0.26% of its GDP,
#7 Czech Republic 0.24% of its GDP,
#8 Slovakia 0.20% of its GDP,
#9 Canada, 0.23% of its GDP,
#10 US 0.229% of its GDP.
However, this includes military and non-military aid, including aid to refugees. It takes military aid to win a war. This is from the end of November and won’t be updated until mid February.. https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/

“Estonia’s PM joins in making camouflage nets for Armed Forces of Ukraine
PHOTOS, VIDEO https://www.ukrinform.net
30.01.2023 13:53
Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas joined in making camouflage nets for Ukrainian defenders.

“The kindness of Estonian people in their support to Ukraine has been truly heartwarming. The women of Saue are among many across Estonia who gather regularly to make camouflage nets for defenders of Ukraine. They kindly taught me their craft,” Kallas posted on Twitter.

Everyone can help Ukraine win, she noted.

As reported, the Government of Estonia approved a decision to provide €113 million in security assistance to Ukraine, the largest aid package provided by the country.
Photo: Kaja Kallas, Twitter
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