Tusk: Time of peace in EU is over, we live in pre-war times
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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.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    Europe’s main worry is that the USA pulls out of NATO. Without the USA, NATO becomes a lot weaker and may have issues projecting power on Europe’s frontier for an extended period of time.

    And as we’ve seen with Ukraine, Putin seems to have a decently firm grasp of Russia.

    • someguy3OPEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      I always find this odd that people think that European Nato is weak and couldn’t take on Russia, especially when one of the poorest countries in Europe (Ukraine) fought them into a stalemate.

      • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        It doesn’t matter if Europe only NATO is weak or not. It would look weak. For better or worse the US is at least half it not more of NATO’s effective force. The loss would embolden Russia and friends.

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Ukraine has also had significant support from NATO, both in materiel and in intelligence. A lot of that support came from the USA and a lot of the means to refill strategic reserves are mainly American owned and run.

        A European only NATO has diminished command and control capabilities and defense industry.