"That assumes" I don't know what are you referring to? However, many European countries are pretty resolved to help defend Ukraine, because we all remember WW

"That assumes" I don't know what are you referring to? However, many European countries are pretty resolved to help defend Ukraine, because we all remember WW2. Whether that by itself will lead to nuclear escalation remains to be seen, if so, then God help us all... Personally, I think World War has already started, and it was started by European people, not their governments. It is a bit different than the other two. The first was started by aristocrats, without hesitation. The second was started by democratic and hesitant elites, as a necessary reaction. This time, thanks to the Internet, the general public reacts much more quicker now and demands that government elites are involved, not so much with direct military action, but in the sense of economic sanctions and help towards Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.