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Europe will lose all credibility if Russia wins in Ukraine, warns French president Macron
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2024
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Can somebody explain how not admitting Ukraine to NATO and ceding Crimea and the Donbas means "the end of Europe"? The alternative seems to be endless bloodshed and the complete destruction of the country.
If Russia wins, the next country that will experience what Ukraine is experiencing is Moldova and Taiwan. Then maybe Georgia and the Baltics.
It would be the end of the period of relative peace since the end of the Cold War in Europe.
Do you think you may be wrong about your prediction?
Not really, as it is not really a prediction. Moldova is already actively being threatened, as well as Taiwan. It's not me predicting this, this is the official policy of Russia and China. China is also quite obviously looking at Ukraine as a model for a prospective invasion of Taiwan. The fact that they didn't launch the invasion yet offers some hope that they don't trust Russia to win, else they would have already started an invasion using Ukraine as cover.
From 1990-ish up till the last few years, most of Europe could live in a world where there was no credible way a nuclear ICBM would ever fall on their homes. That has changed sadly, and it is enough for me to feel that we're in a new Cold War.
Appeasement won't stop it. Is that what you're advocating?