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It's time for EU's words actually be of consequence: Europe let's Putin get away with far too much.
by DrNosferatu 1y ago
It's time for EU's words actually be of consequence: Europe let's Putin get away with far too much.
- beardyw 1y ago>Europe let's Putin get away with far too much. Compared to who?
- DrNosferatu 1y agoCompared to Biden-era US, the UK, Europe’s own Nordics's (relative scale) and the other frontline states, and Europe’s own capacity and stated goals, the EU has lagged in sanctions enforcement and loophole closing, energy decoupling, defense production, and timely delivery of critical weapons. The standard isn’t perfection—it’s matching peer action and Europe’s *core* full-scale capabilities relative to the stakes. Among many others, look at the weapons hesitancy: Delays on long-range strike (e.g., Taurus) and limited Patriots/air defense transfers materially affected Ukraine’s ability to suppress glide-bomb and missile attacks. Furthermore, the EU as a whole has a chance here to practice bona fide Keynesianism by ramping up production and arming Ukraine to their actual needs: it would be a win-win for Democracy.