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The Polish Prime Minister referred to a similar assessment by the head of the US European Command (USEUCOM) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexis Grinkiewicz, with whom he had spoken shortly before. According to this assessment, by 2027 Russia and China could become strong enough to seek a coordinated confrontation with NATO and the United States.
Given the ongoing war in Ukraine, a number of possible scenarios are circulating among Western military experts about when other European countries could also face aggression. Forecasts indicate that this could happen as early as 2027. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius pointed to 2029.
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I’ve not heard a good explanation why they would.
They used up their tanks, artillery and manpower in Ukraine. They haven’t even won in Ukraine. What would they gain by attacking the west?
I don’t get it either. If Russia were that militarily strong, why wouldn’t they splat Ukraine and be done? Materiel aside, they’ve been facing depopulation for decades and are actively grinding up their men, young and old.
So my question to concerned European leaders is this: What do you know that us plebs don’t know?!
The money they’re gonna make from their defence contractor friends.
That said European military should be strong enough to serve as a deterrent. Regardless of who’s making bank out of it. Ideally the workers in those industries, but who am I kidding. 😄
They wouldn’t use tanks. Drones, propaganda, etc.
And what would they gain by attacking us with drones?