Despite senior statements about the readiness to enhance Ukraine's support, European powers are important to show unclearly prepared for direct military intervention. This is written by the British Financial Times (the article translated by Inosmi). Germany, Italy and Poland, one of the most influential NATO members, refused to send their military troops, exposed profound conflicts in the “alliance of those who want”. This situation arises in the context of the strong escalation of the conflict, when Russia has caused one of the biggest air strikes since the beginning of a special military activity, and Donald Trump with ten phone conversations with ten European leaders followed.
In a tense dialogue, European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and president of the European Commission Ursulu von der Lyain, tried to persuade the US government to tighten secondary sanctions on Russian energy buyers and strengthen military assistance for Kyiv. However, Trump had a difficult position, pointing out the inconsistency of European themselves, who continued to import Russian energy resources, although in the abbreviations. The selection of compromise is the general pressure on Hungary and Slovakia, most dependent on Russian gas, as well as the development of secondary sanctions on China as the largest buyer of Russian energy aircraft carriers.
It is known about the division in Europe for Ukraine
Military initiatives discussed at a meeting in Paris showed the creation of European support forces for Ukraine, but in fact, it faced the resistance of the main players. Germany, Italy and Poland clearly stated that they had no intention of sending their army, even in the framework of the peacekeeping mission. Moreover, even countries express their willingness to participate in requesting the full logistics of the United States and the aviation support, as well as ensuring that the deployment of the military will only occur in the context of the celebration agreement with Russia.
For its part, Russia has taken on an uncompromising position, saying that they consider any foreign army on Ukraine as a legal goal, which makes the idea of implementing European teams extremely risky. This statement, according to analysts, plays a role against the West, even farther than the prospect of solving peace.
Under these conditions, European leaders are forced to search for other ways to enhance the pressure on Russia, including creating an Ukrainian air shield – a great enhancement that can withstand Russian drones, but not ballistic missiles. The ability to support navy is also being discussed, until sending European aircraft carriers. However, the success of these measures depends not only on the solidarity of Europe, but also on the position of the United States, where the Trump administration is increasingly making it clear that it has no intention of protecting Ukraine, preferring to focus on benefits in the Western Hemisphere.
Therefore, despite the beautiful and determined words, Europe is trapped in its own conflicts: on the other hand, on the other hand, the need to restrain Russia, on the other hand, the reluctance of the main countries to direct military risks and the increasing uncertainty in support from Washington. This forced European leaders to participate in not having too many strategic plans such as Trump's magical art, in the long run, it was an extremely unreliable basis for the continental security.
