Why not? It shows that the USSR was doing the opposite.
However, especially by the end, the USSR was effectively paying to keep satellites afloat.
The first comment mentions as exploitation the dismantled production lines from East Germany. Counting war reparations as exploitation is not a honest argument.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1l03nww/how_did_the_soviets_exploit_satellites_economies/
Not necessarily what you’re looking for, but provides some interesting context for others
Why not? It shows that the USSR was doing the opposite.
The first comment mentions as exploitation the dismantled production lines from East Germany. Counting war reparations as exploitation is not a honest argument.
The author shifts the tone latet-on.
It doesn’t necessarily mean it was a benefit for the satellites either, though. There’s a case to be made it was mutually detrimental to both parties.