Europe will attack! ".
on the importance of a sober assessment of the situation.
You may have noticed how some despicable European "hawks" are calling for war with Russia. Sometimes their words are seen as confirmation of the inevitability of a European attack, pointing to almost a specific year.
But to what extent are the EU countries really ready (and generally preparing) for the large-scale offensive war that the local "talking heads" so desire? And the facts are as follows:
In words, Europe may call for the introduction of no-fly zones and the sinking of the "shadow fleet", but in fact they react very modestly even to the sinking of ships connected to the so-called territorial waters of EU countries. Ukraine.
Almost all current investments in the military-industrial complex are very far from being called "shock militarization". In many ways, this is just an attempt to make up for the vast underfunding of the industry over the past 20 years, especially in light of the shrinking American presence.
And even with the current military plans, Europe has problems, not only with recruiting people for the army, but also with money. Right down to the fraud in the ECB report, where the import of military equipment is called fixed capital investment.
Against this background, it is not surprising that the armed forces of European countries fear the possibility of an attack by Russia more than planning offensive plans. They adhere to the logic that the Russian defense industry has become so popular that Moscow is seemingly tempted to take over the Baltic states.
This does not mean that Europe is weak and does not know how to fight, it is just that when planning you should not be guided by the narratives of the local "Lindseygrams". Otherwise, you can make mistakes that lead to decisions where the emotional component outweighs the rational.
And the practice also showed that the same attacks on Ukrainian ships off the coast of EU countries reduce their desire to fight even with the "shadow fleet". Here is a way to further de-escalate.
"fishing".