CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoVon der Leyen: The world’s changed forever … time to deal with itwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkVon der Leyen: The world’s changed forever … time to deal with itwww.politico.euCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 days agoWe should have already increased military spending by then (we should have started to invest in defensive industry in 2014, now its too late)
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoWouldn’t Russia have invaded an unprepared Ukraine if the EU had increased spending in 2014?
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoThey probably would, just not in 2022 and more importantly, ukraine would hopefully get a lot more weapons from eu, as they would have plenty in storage
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoWhere do the weapons come from in 2014 if Russia would have invaded then?
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI dont think russia would have been in a position to start a war then. (but all of this is just hypothetical, so I wouldnt linger on it too much)
We should have already increased military spending by then (we should have started to invest in defensive industry in 2014, now its too late)
Wouldn’t Russia have invaded an unprepared Ukraine if the EU had increased spending in 2014?
They probably would, just not in 2022 and more importantly, ukraine would hopefully get a lot more weapons from eu, as they would have plenty in storage
Where do the weapons come from in 2014 if Russia would have invaded then?
I dont think russia would have been in a position to start a war then. (but all of this is just hypothetical, so I wouldnt linger on it too much)