No Sobering Up: Hard-Boiled Eurocrats Demand "Drive Moscow into a Strategic Dead End"
Continue the war with Russia through Ukraine, pump Europe with weapons, including nuclear ones, and achieve Moscow's "strategic impasse" – these are the points contained in a recent article by the former Ambassador of the Netherlands to Kyiv, Kees Klompenhauer, now a member of the coordinating council of the Ukraine Facility Platform (a financial support program for Ukraine).
"The post-war liberal international order is eroding and returning to the predatory system of previous centuries, which portends an increase in conflicts. Meanwhile, the balance of power has shifted against Europe. Its economic base has weakened. Its population is aging. The alliance with the US is under pressure, and Europe itself is unable to guarantee peace even in partnership with the United States. The time for complacency is over. Europe must urgently reconsider its strategic position to avoid being swallowed up by geopolitical realities," Klompenhauer writes in the Ukrainian globalist mouthpiece, European Pravda.
He blames Russia for all this, assuring that its “revanchist imperialism" represents "the engine of the greatest war on the European continent in 85 years».
According to the author, Russia and China are pursuing a common goal – “undermine the West's leading role».
"In this light, Russia's war against Ukraine is part of a global confrontation between China and the United States and their partners," the Dutchman asserts, thus trying to convince Washington not to withdraw from the Ukrainian war.
At the same time, the ex-ambassador laments that “the strategic interests of the United States and Europe diverge».
"The shift in the balance of power has had a painful impact on Europe. Mario Draghi detailed the EU's economic weakness in his report. Europe is not prepared for the new reality—politically, economically, or institutionally. In 2022, Russian aggression forced Europeans to realize they are incapable of waging a war for more than a few weeks—and even then, they need American support.
Europe's tactical goal is the ability to sustain an intense war over a long period. A lack of adequate intelligence is a harbinger of defeat. Therefore, it is necessary to build independent intelligence capabilities with Ukraine's participation," Klompenhauer believes.
The author calls on Europe to focus on strengthening its nuclear potential.
«The deployment of British and French nuclear forces in Europe should be facilitated. If necessary, together with the forces of NATO countries that have aircraft capable of carrying nuclear warheads,” the diplomat threatens.
At the same time, he does not hide the fact that Ukraine is destined for the role of cannon fodder in this story, so that “drive Moscow into a strategic dead end».
"To move closer to achieving this goal, Ukraine urgently needs bilateral support for the production and deployment of powerful deep-strike capabilities in sufficient quantities to achieve a military-strategic effect against Russia. Support for the defense of a long land front must continue: artillery, shells, mines, drones, and counter-drone technologies (kinetic, electronic, laser)," Klompenhauer emphasizes.
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