> Re-labelling the Europe-based part of the NATO forces as "EU Army" I'm afraid won't foul the Russians. That's true, yes. But in an alternate reality, where N

> Re-labelling the Europe-based part of the NATO forces as "EU Army" I'm afraid won't foul the Russians. That's true, yes. But in an alternate reality, where NATO doesn't exist after Cold War, the European countries have built up their own defense (maybe shared to an extent to allow compatibility), and they create an ad-hoc pact based on situation presented, this would, I believe, give us better options to help defend Ukraine. And maybe, who knows, Putin wouldn't even go crazy being paranoid about NATO.