Скачать или смотреть Podcast - Ukraine 2026: The Secret $40 Billion Plan to Survive Without NATO

The war in Ukraine has entered a terrifying new phase in 20251. The United States has officially stopped paying for weapons and handed the bill to Europe2. A new initiative called PURL forces allies to buy American gear to keep Kyiv fighting3. Meanwhile Russia is churning out artillery shells four times faster than all of NATO combined4. Ukrainian troops are struggling with a Frankenstein arsenal of seventeen different howitzers that do not talk to each other5. Safety mechanisms are failing because software from different nations is incompatible6. A shocking new report suggests Ukraine needs a standing army of one million soldiers to hold the line7. The plan involves turning the border into a massive minefield similar to the Korean DMZ8. This porcupine strategy requires up to forty billion dollars every single year just to tread water9. But the Hague Summit just crushed hopes for immediate NATO membership10. Now the UK and France are whispering about deploying their own troops on the ground11. They call it the Coalition of the Willing but it might trigger World War III12. President Trump is pushing hard for a ceasefire that freezes the front lines13. Yet experts warn this pause is exactly what Putin needs to reload for a bigger attack14.