CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agoVon der Leyen: The world’s changed forever … time to deal with itwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkVon der Leyen: The world’s changed forever … time to deal with itwww.politico.euCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoWhy isn’t she fit? Because it implies that the increase in spending is unreasonable?
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoWe should have already increased military spending by then (we should have started to invest in defensive industry in 2014, now its too late)
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWouldn’t Russia have invaded an unprepared Ukraine if the EU had increased spending in 2014?
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThey probably would, just not in 2022 and more importantly, ukraine would hopefully get a lot more weapons from eu, as they would have plenty in storage
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoWhere do the weapons come from in 2014 if Russia would have invaded then?
minus-squareAnonymaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI dont think russia would have been in a position to start a war then. (but all of this is just hypothetical, so I wouldnt linger on it too much)
Why isn’t she fit? Because it implies that the increase in spending is unreasonable?
We should have already increased military spending by then (we should have started to invest in defensive industry in 2014, now its too late)
Wouldn’t Russia have invaded an unprepared Ukraine if the EU had increased spending in 2014?
They probably would, just not in 2022 and more importantly, ukraine would hopefully get a lot more weapons from eu, as they would have plenty in storage
Where do the weapons come from in 2014 if Russia would have invaded then?
I dont think russia would have been in a position to start a war then. (but all of this is just hypothetical, so I wouldnt linger on it too much)