Reacting to those 5yo provocative actions may lead to a war that no European wants.
Not sure it’s just cowardice though, economical interests might have a role in the decision-making process.
If they make small incursions into the Baltic nations, would you also support appeasement and enabling such actions?
The reason I ask is that I have close friends living in the central EU and they’ve definitely mentioned the presence of an attitude of cowardice among certain people “let them have the Baltics, they probably won’t get to us”.
What are those economic interests? What is the number? What is it as a percentage of annual EU GDP?
I’m not supporting anyone, I don’t know what’s the best way to deal with Russia, what i know is that if any European country decides to retaliate, that would be enough material for russian propaganda to legitimate further acts of war. But I may be wrong :)
enough material for russian propaganda to legitimate further acts of war.
You should watch some russian propaganda. They already show “news” pieces about how their nukes can reach London and other European cities. That ship has sailed.
As a European, I concur. Though I am quite sure there is a lot going on behind the scenes that we’re not privy to. For all her faults, I miss Angela Merkel. She was a galvanizing power of the EU, she wouldn’t have none of this shit.
edit: upon further review, I have a more tempered attitude towards Merkel’s legacy. Getting involved with Russian gas was such a magnificently stupid idea from the start, I remember back then even thinking, what the shit, we are going to let European energy be dictated by the whims of Putin? That doesn’t sound like a great plan. But money…
And yet the Europeans are too cowardly to launch sabotage programs against the russians without US backing.
That being said, respect to Poland and the Baltic nations for taking a sober understanding of what the russians are like.
Merkel and Schroeder are some of the biggest enabler of russian genocidal imperialism in recent years.
Reacting to those 5yo provocative actions may lead to a war that no European wants. Not sure it’s just cowardice though, economical interests might have a role in the decision-making process.
And appeasing them has not led to war?
If they make small incursions into the Baltic nations, would you also support appeasement and enabling such actions?
The reason I ask is that I have close friends living in the central EU and they’ve definitely mentioned the presence of an attitude of cowardice among certain people “let them have the Baltics, they probably won’t get to us”.
What are those economic interests? What is the number? What is it as a percentage of annual EU GDP?
I’m not supporting anyone, I don’t know what’s the best way to deal with Russia, what i know is that if any European country decides to retaliate, that would be enough material for russian propaganda to legitimate further acts of war. But I may be wrong :)
That’s fair.
You should watch some russian propaganda. They already show “news” pieces about how their nukes can reach London and other European cities. That ship has sailed.
As a European, I concur. Though I am quite sure there is a lot going on behind the scenes that we’re not privy to. For all her faults, I miss Angela Merkel. She was a galvanizing power of the EU, she wouldn’t have none of this shit.
edit: upon further review, I have a more tempered attitude towards Merkel’s legacy. Getting involved with Russian gas was such a magnificently stupid idea from the start, I remember back then even thinking, what the shit, we are going to let European energy be dictated by the whims of Putin? That doesn’t sound like a great plan. But money…