Europe’s War Without A Compass

When Ukraine set its sights on NATO and later the European Union, many expected Europe to respond with conviction and purpose. Instead, what emerged was a patchwork of shortterm fixes, hesitant commitments, and political squabbles—a portrait of a continent reacting to history rather than shaping it. Europe entered the conflict improvising, not strategizing. What was framed as solidarity has too often become a cascade of costly, shortsighted decisions that drain wealth, fracture unity, and expose the EU’s lack of direction.

Today, the European Union wrestles with economic fatigue and political discord. Member states remain divided over how long support for Ukraine can continue, and at what price. Inflation, energy instability, and public frustration strain national budgets, while populists exploit skepticism over endless war spending. This is no longer a matter of accounting—it is a test of Europe’s identity. Can the EU shoulder the burden of war indefinitely, or will it finally admit that its response has been improvisation rather than foresight?Financial software

Ukraine reflects these contradictions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lobbying for aid has been relentless, yet his government has failed to articulate a clear endgame. Instead of building leverage for negotiations or outlining a strategic roadmap, Kyiv clings to survival through emergency funding. Corruption scandals continue to erode credibility, dimming Ukraine’s prospects for EU accession. What began as a campaign for sovereignty risks devolving into a story of dependency—on others’ will, on others’ wallets.

Determining the current winners and losers in any type of competition or conflict- a war, boxing match, even a game of football - is easy. The winner has the initiative, while the loser spends time and energy responding to that initiaive. The winner keeps the opponant "on the x" while the loser tries to figure out how to get off it.

Anyone following the Ukraine debacle has never, even once, seen anything from its proponants resembling a plan or endgame. Nothing but reactions and responses, all of which have ended in failure.

They send F-16s despite the recipient not having the replacement parts, maintenance assets or even pilots capable of flying them. We send Bradleys, Mauders and M1s, that get destroyed by drones or smoked in railyards before ever seeing battle. Western pols media barely mentioned the multinational gaggle of NATO military and intel VIP "analysts" who were targeted and neutralized in a group planning meeting. All dead. We send heaps of borrowed cash, our children's money, only to see it evaporate or get embezzled by corrupt-o-crats now running out of the country.

Stomping one's feet demanding the evil Russians leave their new borders isn't a strategy. Shipping the latest stockpile of NATO gear and ammo - epecially when Ukraine military had always trained and centered around Soviet standard - is not a plan. Throwing budget busting piles of money, tech and gear at a problem worked, only at first, with Mideast sand-apes... until it didn't. It's not, however, an end game. It's demonstrable failure.

If our pro-war pols, neocons and clownass media took just a mintute away from their echo chamber, many Russian military higher ups and insiders have proclaimed the quiet part out loud - one componant of the Russian strategy, a side benefit, is draining the west of resources, wealth and gear.

It's working.

Good post. More and more it appears that the Ukraine War hawks are playing for a "decent interval" between the inevitable withdrawal of Western money and support, and the collapse of the Zelensky regime and its concessions to end the conflict.

It's certainly not about any strategic vision or substantive plans for resolution. It's all about timing and politics. And they're more than willing to fight to the last Ukrainian to have their "pro-democracy" fig leaf.

Russian strategy, a side benefit, is draining the west of resources, wealth and gear.

LOL, old weapons are sent to Ukraine and result in one million Russian casualties and this is somehow a brilliant Russian strategy?

Western countries like Poland who sent Ukraine old tanks, is re-arming with modern tanks.

Poland Becomes a Defense Colossus

The country plans to double its land forces to 300,000. Huge purchases from abroad include 366 Abrams tanks and 96 Apache helicopters from the United States; 980 K2 tanks and 648 self-propelled howitzers from South Korea; hundreds of US HIMARS rocket launchers; many more Patriot air defense systems; 22 UK-made air defense batteries and three UK-designed frigates; as well as 48 South Korean FA-50 combat aircraft from and 32 US F-35 aircraft, complementing its existing fleet of 48 F-16s.

Meanwhile, it has made very significant arms transfers to Ukraine, including MiG-29 jets, modernized T-72 tanks, and Krab 155-mm self-propelled howitzers.

https://cepa.org/article/poland-becomes-a-defense-colossus/

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