This Europe is a bit like the little cartoon creature who runs off a cliff, and keeps running in mid-air for a few seconds, until gravity unavoidably kicks in.
Sophie, I like your brain and thinking. I agree with You. When also going for an European army and an European defence industry, this should include the UK. We have to consider Turkiye as well, especially regarding its geographical position and its hughe army regarding manpower. This will be difficult. Last but not least, when opposing Russia / Putin, what about nuclear arms? Russia has about 5000. I am undecisive about this subject, as I do not favor arms of mass destruction.
I do completely agree with your explanation, about what the EU should do.
But we should first re-design the European Union, and exclude the non-democratic and pro-russian states, like Hungary: they spy on the EU to inform Russia, and uses their right to veto that impede the EU to go ahead. The other thing I'm worried about : if Ukraine enters the EU, and I also agree that it shoudl enter asap, will it be recognised by Trump or Putin ? Trump acts like the cowboy's of the far West from centuries ago : by taking decisions about territories that are not part of the USA, threatening to take territories he wants to own, just because he does; and just as Putin, does not accept the supremacy of international law...
Sophie, I like your brain and thinking. I agree with You. When also going for an European army and an European defence industry, this should include the UK. We have to consider Turkiye as well, especially regarding its geographical position and its hughe army regarding manpower. This will be difficult. Last but not least, when opposing Russia / Putin, what about nuclear arms? Russia has about 5000. I am undecisive about this subject, as I do not favor arms of mass destruction.
I do completely agree with your explanation, about what the EU should do.
But we should first re-design the European Union, and exclude the non-democratic and pro-russian states, like Hungary: they spy on the EU to inform Russia, and uses their right to veto that impede the EU to go ahead. The other thing I'm worried about : if Ukraine enters the EU, and I also agree that it shoudl enter asap, will it be recognised by Trump or Putin ? Trump acts like the cowboy's of the far West from centuries ago : by taking decisions about territories that are not part of the USA, threatening to take territories he wants to own, just because he does; and just as Putin, does not accept the supremacy of international law...
Yes yes yes 🙌