The worst-case scenario is now a possible one: European troops fighting off an invasion largely alone

The worst-case scenario is now a possible one: European troops fighting off an invasion largely alone

It’s by no means clear the Europeans would succeed. Romanian and other European officials at the exercise in Cincu, about 260 kilometers (162 miles) north of Bucharest by road, voiced concerns about how long it would take for NATO allies to make it to the front.

French four-star General Philippe de Montenon said he’s confident Europe could prevail, even without the US on side.

“The direction of history is a progressive disengagement of the United States from the European continent,” he said.

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    of course people don’t like new taxes.

    Also, European Union is just a project, most thing need to be decided by unanimous vote, that’s 27 votes

    This is what I’m saying! Y’all need a tighter federal system, fast. And of course learn from the mistakes of the US/Russia.

    but it takes time though to rebuild the old military complex, but they are getting there.

    There are many anti-fascism & anti-disinfo movements and initiatives too.

    And (with all due respect) you don’t get what I’m saying.

    You don’t need, nor have time for a military complex! Europe has a lot, can supplement it with frugal efforts (like making drones), and buy the rest.

    And the countermeasures aren’t enough. All the ‘initiatives’ in the world aren’t going to stop folks getting brainwashed on Facebook, Twitter or or whatever.

    …What you need is urgency and unity. European countries are going to have to pay more taxes, and sign up for systems they do not like, and see the psycological threat facing their population, or its all going to hell.

    • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      53 minutes ago

      Nope… not getting your message bro. EU is hitting defense spending €570 B in 2025, and €624 B or more in 2026. We need to work on more atack planes to have a better balance.

      Together we have like a minimum of 500 nuclear warheads. For now it’s sufficient to offer some deterrence to most enemies, but we are building more. We have new inter-member alliances popping up on a regular bases, in the style of coalition of the willing. There is one in the north too. The EU has also been establishing new bilateral defense pacts with other allied countries like with U.K., Canada & Japan.