Germany has easily dominated the EU for a long time, leading to a kind of arrogance. They neglected their defense spending for decades, and now have little to

Germany has easily dominated the EU for a long time, leading to a kind of arrogance. They neglected their defense spending for decades, and now have little to bring to the table regarding Ukraine, and even now can barely do the minimum despite having decades to make up for and a hot war nearby. Many of their elites got super cozy with Putin, getting cushy jobs with his oligarchs, and moved towards energy dependence on Putin while taking cover behind green energy. It seems like they thought it would always be summer and never planned for winter.