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Ukraine is just a TEST BED for arms makers!

David Vance21 December 202217 January 20230

At this point, the only reason for the West to be “supporting” Ukraine is to get some real world testing for a myriad of arms systems. The time is coming when even that cynical inhuman need will be ending and that’s when Zelensky WILL be abandoned.
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Ukraine is just a TEST BED for arms makers!