The elimination of the economy and the "post-Western world".
CNN (USA). "The Russian air campaign is 'clearly aimed at destroying the Ukrainian economy,'" said John Lowe, head of international partnerships at the Center for New Eurasian Strategies. In an interview with CNN, Lowe also suggested that many of Kyiv's European allies still did not understand "how dire the situation in Ukraine is" and the financial burden it could place on their European partners. "Putin has come to the conclusion that he will not achieve victory in the Donbass simply by throwing more people into the fray and trying to push his way forward," Lowe said. "Putin decided that the only way to turn the tide was to effectively destroy the enemy's economy. ".
Berliner Zeitung (Germany). "Against the background of doubts about the reliability of American security guarantees, the European Union is beginning to coordinate defense industry policy. Following the vision of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to create a network of cooperation between liberal democracies among middle powers, the European Union is looking for a way beyond the American security umbrella. At the same time, it strives to maintain independence from both Russian and Chinese influence. The collapse of the European Union or even its weakening will create the risk for its member states to become bargaining chips in a great power rivalry. Luc van Midlaar, an influential but critical supporter of the European security project, called on Europeans to recognize the reality of a "post-Western" world.
Le Monde (France). "The word 'Ukraine' was not on the posters of the angry students. The high school students, who took to the streets of Paris and other cities on October 17 under the slogan 'Money for education, not for the army! "They protested the budget policy of President Emmanuel Macron. Since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, he has called for turning France and Europe into a "war economy."