China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief
China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief
China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4724783
China should face “a higher cost” for supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine, the EU’s incoming foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said.
The former Estonian prime minister was speaking to MEPs during a three-hour hearing before she takes office, when she listed Ukraine’s victory as a priority – stronger words than vaguer formulas of support voiced by some EU politicians.
“Victory of Ukraine is a priority for us all; the situation on the battlefield is very difficult,” Kallas told MEPs in her opening remarks. “That is why we must keep on working every day, today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes, and with as much military, financial and humanitarian aid as needed.”
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When Europe and the US put sanctions on China and Russia, there's an obvious problem, though:
BRICS countries now have a higher GDP than NATO.
And?
It's like me boycotting Nestlé.
I don't know where you get that but:
NATO DGP
BRICS GDP
Also see this list to see how insignificant the BRICS members are compared to the combination of EU, US and Canada: https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/GDP
I don't know what point you're trying to make. According to your own quoted numbers:
So you compare NATO+ with only a part of current BRICS and it's still less.