Posted on 09/01/2025 1:31:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The background issues highlight the inevitability of the latest developments. Before talking specifically about Ukraine, let’s first consider the individual parties within the so-called “coalition of the willing,” Great Britain, France and Germany.
All three major European economies are in trouble, along with the aggregate economy in Brussels which is heavily influenced by Germany, France and Italy.
Within Great Britain, Prime Minister Kier Starmer is in a hot mess. “Starmer faces populists both left and right, with Brexit veteran Nigel Farage’s Reform UK consistently ahead in the polls. Inflation has ticked up. Unpopular tax rises loom. Starmer’s backbenchers are nervous about planned welfare cuts and reforms for children with special needs. And migrants keep arriving on small boats across the English Channel.” {link}
In France, Emmanuel Macron is in the worst political shape of his tenuous career. Another no confidence manuever has backfired against the current French government. “In an Ifop poll conducted after [Prime Minister] Bayrou’s address, 63 percent of respondents said they were in favor of going back to the ballot box, with that figure getting to 86 percent among National Rally voters.” {link} The issues around French politics are now too vast for the Ukraine effort to hide them.
Within Germany things are not much better. The economy is contracting, and Chancellor Merz is in the dubious position of cutting subsidy benefits in order to address the problem. “During Sunday’s interview Merz defended his coalition’s historic decision to loosen the debt brake on defense spending — made possible by an unexpected U-turn by Merz’s conservatives right after the election — and even went so far as to link it to NATO’s survival. “We were essentially able to preserve NATO with our decision,” he said.” {link}
Germans are very particular about their economic position. When the core of the industrial economy is threatened, the German people focus on nothing else. The German industrial economy is part of their EU identity; it is simply their priority. All things Ukraine become something ‘less than’, in the face of these economic challenges.
Subsequently, this so-called “coalition of the willing” is not very willing to advance the security interests of Ukraine against the background of their domestic politics which has suffered as a result of the distraction; enter U.S. President Donald Trump.
President Trump has stepped back from trying to stimulate Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to terms. In fact, President Trump has indicated they just may need to fight more, to ultimately get to a point where their interests are in a more desperate position. As noted by Trump, “maybe they have to fight a little longer. You know, just keep fighting. — stupidly, keep fighting.”
A tactical retreat by President Trump is what the majority of the American people support. A tactical retreat also allows Russian Federation President Putin to complete his larger goals and bring Zelenskyy to the point where he concedes defeat and requests a ceasefire.
The withdrawal of U.S. support would mean, the “coalition of the willing” would need to stand stronger in the front of the security guarantee issue. Considering the domestic issues of the U.K, France and Germany, more forward leaning just doesn’t seem at all likely.
Thus, German Chancellor Fredrich Merz now saying he views Ukraine as a long war.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he is mentally preparing for a long war in Ukraine — but wouldn’t be drawn on whether Berlin will deploy peacekeeping troops should there be a ceasefire.
In a televised interview on Sunday, he also said that if he hadn’t decided to alter Germany’s debt rules to allow it to massively invest in defense, the NATO alliance would probably have disintegrated in June.
“I’m mentally preparing myself for the fact that this war could drag on for a long time,” he told ZDF when asked if he was hopeful that a ceasefire could be reached next year. “We’re trying to end it as quickly as possible, but certainly not at the price of Ukraine’s capitulation.” (read more)
The U.K, France and Germany are not going to do more without President Trump forcefully requiring it. President Trump does not appear motivated to force the “coalition” to do anything. In fact, there is a solid argument that if everybody just did nothing, the Ukraine war would end sooner. Russia would win – ultimately, with less bloodshed.
Europe and NATO can continue pretending in order to give the best impression to the bankers. Or the leaders of Europe and NATO could just tell the high-finance pretenders, they need to cut their losses – the pretense is over and fall back to their remaining pawn on the chessboard, Moldova.
(AP) – […] France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in the capital of the European Union-candidate country for talks with pro-Western Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
[…] Cristian Cantir, a Moldovan associate professor of international relations at Oakland University, told The Associated Press that “most Moldovans understand that the visit is essentially a show of support for Moldova’s pro-European path.”
“There really is no other kind of viable pro-European or pro-Western party,” he said, adding that if PAS fails to win a majority, “things get very complicated because every other party is not as pro-European, and is much more committed to reconciliation or some sort of rapprochement with Russia.” (more)
Given the nature of how tenuous the ‘coalition of the willing’ stands politically, if Maia Sandu’s PAS party loses the parliamentary elections, the EU/NATO political effort against Russia essentially collapses.
Amazingly we are right back to where we were three years ago. WATCH MOLDOVA!
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Martial law and domestic austerity is the only thing that will save them.
It’s also a great way to get rid of all those problematic young men who might vote AfD or Reform.
“Martial law and domestic austerity is the only thing that will save them. “
It has reached the point where they are PERSONALLY at risk.
‘Statistically almost impossible’ – 4 AfD candidates have died ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’ before key state election
President Trump,
Now is the time to walk away from the war in the Ukraine.
Let the Europeans fight all they want. It’s their war, not ours.
Sincerely,
Ben
“Planning for a Long War in Ukraine”
Of course they are, they must have a place to dump all of the free Western Nations weaponry into a black hole. It must become hindered, downtrodden and ultimately defenseless for their plans to become fully realized.
Believe no one and trust no one in this matter.
Putin considers war to be an economic stimulus program necessary because he has driven the Russian economy to the edge of catastrophe.
Depleted pension fund
21% interest rates
10% inflation
Looming recession
Trump slow walking.
Slow walking away, that is.
Euroweenies slow talking there way into exactly what?
They really don’t have clue nor have they ever had a clue.
“ President Trump,
Now is the time to walk away from the war in the Ukraine.
Let the Europeans fight all they want. It’s their war, not ours.
Sincerely,
Ben”
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I second that.
Agree, Ben. Definitely not our problem.
I would, however, like to have all the Ukranians who moved into my neighborhood get on planes as fast as possible and fly back to Ukraine. It’s acrually safe in Southern Ukraine, war is in the north. My Uke neighbors flew back there a couple of years ago to visit their daughter and cat they left with her. Nice enough people, but I want American neighbors.
I would imagine that he just to the worlds,s no 1 assignation hot list.
Now is the time to walk away from the war in the Ukraine.
He's not going to abandon Ukraine.
There’s nothing to abandon.
Unless you’re saying Trump is on the take like the Bidens were.
We haven’t seen evidence of that. Yet.
Figures...
That's not happening even if Trump wants to do that.
Trump knows that it's not in our national interest to abandon interest. Trump is not going to want Putin conquering Ukraine. So that's off the table.
And Trump will not survive politically for abandoning Ukraine. Senators including Lindsay Graham will impeach Trump for that. The numbers are there. The Senate is only going to need 17 Republican Senators to vote in favor.
Why are Europeans being sent to die?
Who will live in Europe when they are gone?
Who will live in Europe when they are gone?
The moslem hordes will live in Europe. They breed like lice while Europeans breed like elephants.
Agreed.
But it is amusing to see the Emperor of Europe holding court, as Emmanuel, Friedrich, Giorgia, Mark, Gitanas, Alexander and Queen Regent Ursula hang on his every word. Celebrity above celebrities.
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