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The worst-case scenario is now a possible one: European troops fighting off an invasion largely alone.

It’s by no means clear the Europeans would succeed. Romanian and other European officials at the exercise in Cincu, about 260 kilometers (162 miles) north of Bucharest by road, voiced concerns about how long it would take for NATO allies to make it to the front.

French four-star General Philippe de Montenon said he’s confident Europe could prevail, even without the US on side. “The direction of history is a progressive disengagement of the United States from the European continent,” he said.

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[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 44 minutes ago (1 children)

French four-star General Philippe de Montenon said he’s confident Europe could prevail, even without the US on side.

This is discussed too rarely. Does anybody know of a source that makes a reliable comparison?

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago)

Only the formerly head US forces in NATO, Ben Hodges afaik, has oftentimes said similar lines, like here :

Europe should “quit whining” about the threats it faces and “act like the superpower” that it is, according to a former senior US army officer.

Generally, he's quite confident about Europe defending itself.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

10 comments and the pro Russia bots are already here

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 34 seconds ago

Some of those comments are from terminally online Marxist-Leninists.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Such is life currently: hyperbolic questions in ironic comments like " have you proof about Ruzz agression, because the West..." etc.

Smh, about the contrast between their potential to embrace a grand selfdeception and the arrogant stubbornness to look away from the invasive destruction and killings Shahed drones cause on a daily bases for more than a thousand days.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago

NATO/EU needs to start moving resources more into place. This will cause putin to have to move troops out of Ukraine to balance.