We get nothing back from pouring cash into Ukraine. And if the only reason we're doing it is because the US is picking up the bulk of the bill and the next President doesn't want to subsidise it, they perhaps we shouldn't be paying either.
Apart from the obvious not having to learn Russian* , Ukraine will be a cash cow for the EU ( not the UK of course) . How so? Rebuilding contracts. Plus all the Ukrainians that will become part of the mighty EU machine.
* did people not see Russia just walk in and take over the Prize of Crimea? Plenty of other prizes to be had in the Baltic and Eastern Europe. Britain itself would make a nice prize. At least Poland has woken up. Russia is spending 30% of GDP on war. We are lucky if we spend 2%.
Yes our regime says they will increase defence spending when economic conditions allow.
I wonder if Sir Starmer has picked up the phone to Putin....
" Excuse me Mr Putin Sir.... I wonder if you'd mind holding back for a couple of years, until we can actually afford a war. There's this £22bn black hole you see? You will? Oh that's just splendid! " Meanwhile poor old Uncle Stemo has to freeze this winter, £11bn gets sent off to foreign countries for climate aid, or directly to their leaders Swiss bank accounts, all of our Astute class attack submarines are alongside for one reason or another and it's much the same with the Type 45 Destroyers, but hell the train drivers are alright!