• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Europe seems to be turning inwards on defense spending. In any case, what would you ask the EU to do instead? Almost every intelligence agency is predicting a major threat from Russia in the next few years.

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      18 days ago

      Which is bollocks. Russia, which can’t even beat Ukraine in first place, is supposed now to attack NATO as well - a nuclear alliance? And even if it tries, what with? T-34, motorcycles and volunteers from Africa? That said, the Orange is pushing for 5% spending more or less because he counts that a big chunk of that will be spent in the US. And EU, goes blindly with that percentage merely to appease him. Do you think that number has some thoughtful meaning? It’s just a number Orange spitted out without context…