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This characterizes a much more direct military involvement in the conflict, which puts the EU in an even more troubled diplomatic situation with Russia
Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant.
Despite the fact that involvement in the conflict is not strategically interesting for Europe, EU leaders seem convinced that they must continue to support Kiev. In a new package of coercive measures against Moscow, the bloc’s ministers approved the creation of a military program to train Ukrainian soldiers. This kind of attitude reveals that the West is indeed willing to escalate the conflict, regardless of the disastrous economic and social consequences it will bring to Europe.
At a recent meeting in Luxembourg, the EU’s foreign ministers gave permission to start a military training program for 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers. The move is the main point of the so-called “Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine”, which is a European comprehensive package of aid to Kiev. In addition to the training, it was also promised to create a fund valued at 500 million euros to finance European aid to Ukraine. The objective is to make resources available so that no European State is financially armed with the assistance it has provided to Kiev, thus enabling the extension of the support. More money is expected to be added to the fund in the future.
The exercises will take place within the territories of the European countries themselves. Vice Admiral Herve Blejean, Director of Military Planning Capability and Conduct (MPCC), has been designated as the Mission Commander. The training costs have been estimated at more than 100 million euros and will be funded entirely by the EU, although the project is open to participation by voluntary states outside Europe.
There is still no concrete data about the precise moment the instruction will start to be conducted. Some sources claim that this may start in November. The center of the operation is expected to be in Poland, considering the viability for the deployment of Ukrainian troops. However, a military post will also be allocated in Germany. The project has an initial term to last around two years, but it may be extended while the conflict in Ukraine remains active.
“The aim of the mission is to contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine’s Armed Forces to effectively conduct military operations (…) In response to Ukraine’s request for military support, EUMAM (European Union Military Assistance Mission) Ukraine will provide individual, collective and specialised training to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, including to their Territorial Defence Forces, and coordination and synchronisation of member states’ activities supporting the delivery of training”, European Council’s spokespersons said during a press conference about the measure.
Also, Josep Borrell himself, who recently made threats about “annihilating the Russian Army”, as well commented on the case, stating: “The EU Military Assistance Mission is not just a training mission, it is [a] clear proof that the EU will stand by Ukraine for as long as is needed”. It is important to remember that Borrell, in addition to threatening Russia, recently made racist pronouncements, saying that Europe would be a “garden”, while the rest of the world was compared to a “jungle”. This kind of aggressive and xenophobic behavior has become commonplace among European leaders – and has been used as rhetoric to endorse the West’s proxy war against Russia.
As expected, the only country to criticize the measure and take a stand against EU involvement in such program was Hungary. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto was clear in his opinion against this kind of escalation in European participation. He stated that the Hungarian government did not vote in favor of the project and therefore will not participate in the mission in any way. Szijjarto also said that Hungary is in favor of new peace talks, not advocating for actions that worsen the conflict.
“It was decided today that … EU countries’ representatives will carry out training of Ukrainian military. I would like to say that Hungary did not vote for the initiative … We will not participate in the mission”, he said.
In fact, the Hungarian attitude should serve as an example for all European leaders. There is no strategic interest on the part of the EU to make this conflict last even longer, considering the numerous social and economic damages that Europeans are suffering. In this sense, increasing aid to Kiev sounds like a willingness by the EU to meet the interests of the US and NATO instead of the demands of the European people itself who is gradually intensifying the wave of mass protests for the end of anti-Russian sanctions.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account how outrageous it is to initiate military aid focused on training. This characterizes a much more direct military involvement in the conflict, which puts the EU in an even more troubled diplomatic situation with Russia. Directly training troops of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime sounds like a real provocation to Moscow and this will certainly contribute to further worsening the distance between Russia and the EU.
Indeed, apart from Kiev, the only side benefiting from this measure is Washington, which has an advantage in case of breaking ties between Russians and Europeans.
EU politicians follow the Jewish bankers who direct their bought and paid for Western governments. EU politicians don’t represent the European people just the Jews
You mean EU mobsters, OK. In fact look how is organized all EU organisms, just like was the former SSSR leadership. It’s a kikejoo construction like was the so-called communism. Capitalism and communism were same dialectic constructions of Satan and its talmudian peoples as is the democrat and republic parties in Amurica. Wherever those are present be sure they will create both, the ‘problem’ and the ‘solution’.
OK, this was very expected. But when all those measures to proper counter them ? Bridges over Dnieper to let them bazooing on ferries like rats on floating woods ? Another portion of a next 15% of power capacities down forever ?
The EU and Borrell in particular do not represent the peoples of Europe. This is illegitimate. The peoples of Europe are already rebelling against this tyranny.
NATO needs to suffer a humiliating defeat in Ukraine it will be good for Europe in the long term since they will eventually break the shacklels imposed on them by the Zionist slaves.
And how will that happen? They are not even there. Ukrops keep dreaming about NATO, keep talking like they are NATO, but they are not.
Old junk from 1960s is not really NATO. Well, they even gave some newer stuff like RPGs and these titanium bent barrel howitzers that were all duds and they were trying to write off anyways.
Oh… and they even got some NATO copies of Iglas that cannot hit flying lawnmowers from a 100 yards.
It not only needs defeating,it needs to be seen to be defeated and big.
Where is democratic legitimacy of this decisions? Hell, nobody ask us, EU citizens, what we think about that. Nobody ask us about illegal immigrants going inside EU, nobody ask us about involvement in ukraines affairs and nobody ask us about energy policies. Few EU politicians behave like the whole EU with 500 milion people is their own property. That is not end well….
Sorry, but till now that worked fairly good. Peoples are sheep in the vast majority.
It’s called Representative Democracy which is what the Constitution created, and what most people in the world support and most governments emulate. It gives the illusion of government by consent of the governed, which in itself is going to degenerate, but only makes manipulation of policy easier for those who are pushing an agenda, which is all of them.
Who sets the agenda? Media. Who runs the media?
EU has not learned from their past mistake WW 1 and WW2. Now they want to die again in WW3. they are the dumbest people on earth. dying for someone else who is sitting far and enjoying Miami.
This is wrong, the EU Leaders have no will. They are just following the orders from Washington and in case that there are no clear orders they try to interprete they “suggestions” as best as they could, sometimes they even pass beyond the expectations of their Masters in their european manner of anticipated masochistic and self destructive obedience.
Why ? Rhetoric, off course. Because they know where the money mill is.
Imbeciles and traitors of EU are giving weapons since 2014 to Ukronazis! Of course they are also training their canon fodder.
EU is ruled by Washington and even in Europe ordinary people have to pay for Washington warmongering. FU!
The west seems to be creating legitimate targets within their own borders.
By the time these idiots are trained I suspect it wiil be too late to send them to get killed……fortunately for them.
I completely agree with the author of this article. And I go even further: I think those countries who agree to train the Nazis should be considered the first and main targets in case of an escalation of the conflict – I am talking about nuking London and Paris as top priority.
“We will act consciously and in a timely manner, not excluding the possibility of making the most difficult decisions” – Surovikin. Now, Natalie Biden was 13 translates into plain English: “-We will act consciously and in a timely manner, not excluding the possibility of using nukes against the Nazi regime.”
the answer is to directly eliminate people in the EU and EU officials. Their strategy is to use other people against Russia, as soon as they realise that they will be eliminated themselves, their involvement will decrease rather than increase. Russia has been provoked enough to begin terminating people inside NATO territory
These morons think that ukraine is gonna survive this upcoming winter:
“the project has an initial term to last around two years, but it may be extended while the conflict in Ukraine remains active.”
2 years to produce 20,000 soldiers….
WHAT A JOKE…
THIS is what FEEL GOOD POLITICS looks like….
They’ve been training Ukrainian soldiers for 8 years….. Nothing new here
The goal of EU policy is for Russia’s influence to be zero. You will have to no trade with it and Russia will become an even more backward state. Optimum is if Russia splits up and different ethnic groups are freed from the oppression of the Russians.
nobody is asking us , the european population if we want this shit or agree with it? nobody supports ukraine, and yet our retarded leaders do the opposite
This war by NATO and the West is an investment into Ukraine and Russian resources like as in Libya but Russia is too big to take on.
What can they teach them if they cannot fight themselves
Imperialism for imperialist-sake is obduracy that we all should wear crutches and not learn what defense is. The Russia is being nationalist approaching imperialism, but now the four new republics ought to be heralded as peace prospect, whereas the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine did show up with the azov Nazi elements being exchanged was a surprise to me.
You’re going to need a lot of explosive to get rid of all these new people whom the EU are training.
Taking out a company or two at a time would sufficiently demoralize most of them.
Also that statement about a garden wasn’t racial in nature, it was speaking against the amount of freedom that is present in the west as compared to the cosmopolitan authoritarianism they plan to impose in Europe.
Europe has the obligation to support democratic fellow country in DEFENCE against illegal and brutal naZi attack by Putin.
Trained to NATO standards means absolutely nothing.
The Pedovore Politburo of the EUSSR, run by PfiZer owned Hair Stylist In Chief, one Uschi Van der Lyin’, knows full well along with her girly man “colleague”, the Raytheon Representative and acting “chief” of Natostan forces, Stoltenberg, that with the inevitable routing of Natostanner mercenaries and the unavoidable collapse of rump Ukropland not only will the EUSSR cease to exist but indeed the entire Natostan organiZed criminal network will be torn apart.
In fewer than two years the USSAN occupation of the EUSSR will indeed be over or the former sovereign nations of Urupp will be “glassed over” as the wretched Hillbilly Klingon USed to threaten Iran.
Meanwhile in the real world a very pissed off Bear marshals his forces to storm the shivering Natostan snowflakes and their Satanic aZov bitcheZ as they all wait to die on the Dnieper.
To Odessa
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