The Biden administration says it is offering $2 billion in loans to Poland to support the defense modernization of the ally which has been a hub for weapons going into Ukraine.
  • appel
    46•2 years ago

    And let me guess, there is a clause saying they have to buy from US weapons companies?

    • @mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37•2 years ago

      That’s kinda how it works. It’s not like I, as an American tax payer, would want them with a 2 billion US funded loan going out and buying Chinese or Russian weapons. Even Turkish weapons would be one of those thing where I’d want Turkey to give their own loans for weapons. It’s American Money, I want it to go into the American economy if we’re providing the loan. Plus based on the performance it’s not like they’re going to buy better weapons anywhere else.

      • QuinceDaPence
        11•2 years ago

        Even before this they’ve been buying almost entirely from the US and I think some from the UK.

        Poland isn’t exactly on good terms with Russia or, by extension, China.

        • @mean_bean279@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5•2 years ago

          Well they are a NATO country and need to buy NATO standard equipment. So their options for who to buy from if they aren’t producing it is limited to any country producing them that is in NATO, and potentially South Korea. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

          • Ooops
            3•2 years ago

            Poland’s reason to decide for Korean tanks is because of technology transfers promised. They want to build up their industry to compete with the existing ones. So it’s really just Korea and the US. Everything else is European, so what they consider their competition.

    • Yeather
      23•2 years ago

      Pretty bog standard to buy weapons from the country giving you the money to buy weapons.

    • Ooops
      7•2 years ago

      Who cares? It’s Poland. Their government hates Europe and dreams about reaching a level where they can compete with all those evil other countries’ industries (the sole reason to buy Korean tanks is that those promised some tech transfers). They will of course only buy from the US and happily so… also in completely rediculous numbers they can’t actually afford, because like any shitty right-wing government running purely on their own superiority and blaming other countries, it’s important to have a strong military.

  • The Pantser
    9•2 years ago

    What kind of interest and fees are we charging them? If it’s a good deal can I get a loan to pay off my private student loans and medical bills?

  • realcaseyrollins
    2•2 years ago

    Poland stops giving weapons to Ukraine

    The US gives a rare multibillion loan to Poland

    Hmmmmmmm