Tusk: Time of peace in EU is over, we live in pre-war times
www.ukrinform.net
The time of peace in Europe is over, now everyone lives in pre-war times, and some friends of the EU live in the period of full-scale war. — Ukrinform.

“The times of peace are over, the post-war era is over. We live in new times - in the pre-war era; for some of our brothers, this is no longer even the pre-war era, but the period of full-scale war in its most cruel version,” Tusk said.

  • omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    54·
    9 months ago

    I don’t think NATO members were ever at risk, especially now we know how ineffective the Russian military is in modern warfare

    • someguy3OPEnglish
      101·
      9 months ago

      I think Putin wants the Baltics and hopes the other countries won’t go to war over them.

      • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        Yep they are exactly where he is going to start. It fixes the pesky problem of the Kaliningrad Oblast and improves Russian cold weather port access.

      • qevlarr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        They saw in 2014 that the international community will just ignore a fucking invasion if they simply remove the insignia from their uniforms and pretend Russia has nothing to do with it. Phew, thank God this invasion happening in plain view is just some big misunderstanding and we don’t actually have to go help our ally defend themselves from unprovoked expansionist agression

        Talk about conflict avoiding behavior.

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      21·
      9 months ago

      Doesn’t matter when he threatens to nuke you if you fight back. He’s banking on using nuclear deterrence offensively, hoping that neither the UK nor France would really risk mutual destruction over some eastern European states. And the US is probably gonna elect Trump again and solidify their downfall.