German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte.

German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe’s largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    It’s your choice to frame this as a competition of teams or not.

    What will be the outcome if Ukraine wins?

    Have you seen the surveillance that is coming up for the EU and the tendency to dissolve the nation states? Kyiv is fighting to be ruled by Brussels in exchange for Moscow. Ukraine won’t survive in the EU either.

    • Quittenbrot@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Kyiv is fighting to be ruled by Brussels in exchange for Moscow. Ukraine won’t survive in the EU either.

      Trying to equate the atrocities* Russia has so far conducted on Ukrainian soil and with Ukrainian people with being subject to EU regulations? Really?

      *at least those we know of right now… who knows what else will surface up…

        • Quittenbrot@feddit.orgEnglish
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          3 days ago

          That’s exactly the choice Ukraine is facing right now: give in to Russia’s constant violent aggression and cease to exist or securing independence within the framework of ‘Western’ nations and finally freeing itself from the poisonous Russian influence and oppression.