JRB

Actions speak louder than words. Currently, Europe’s actions say „we will sacrifice the Ukrainian nation to weaken Russia“, no matter all the speeches and public displays of sympathy. And in my view there is no good reason for this, except our own incompetence, laziness, hypocrisy and overall weakness: the eurozone alone could already mobilise enough resources to deter Russia and force a ceasefire on decent terms for Ukraine at a moderate cost. No need for a European Army, a European Federation or whatever grand project: it’s just hard political, diplomatic, industrial and institutional work. Some will argue that it’s „geopolitical Machiavellism“: sacrificing Ukraine is a „cheap“ way to weaken Russia for the rest of Europe. Apart from the disgusting moral aspects, that view is, in my personal opinion, *profoundly retarded*. Russia may get weaker on some important metrics, of course, but it is also getting significantly more experienced and prepared institutionally than Europe to fight a modern war while we’re getting our populations used to have others do the dying for our security. If Ukraine falls, much of Europe will be thoroughly screwed and will resort to the good ol‘ solution we have been using for a while now: go beg on our knees in Washington for our masters the American to bail us out. I thoroughly dislike Trump and his administration, but I can understand their disdain for Europe: we choose every day to be weak and dependent.