Faced with the decision of U.S. president Donald Trump's administration to suspend military assistance to Ukraine, Europe must take decisive action to address the shortcomings resulting from this decision. erstwhile Commander of the Land Forces, General Waldemar Skrzypczak, estimated that the decision was a “very serious problem for Ukraine” due to the fact that it “disposed of the anticipation of a longer-term war.”
According to General Skrzypczak, Europe must now make decisions that will aid to bridge the shortcomings resulting from the deficiency of US supplies. European countries should take over the burden of satellite designation of Ukraine provided, make military and arms capabilities, including mass ammunition production capacity, and double the number of troops, in preparation before the withdrawal of US troops from the Old Continent.
Poland should besides seriously consider a possible French proposal to deploy atomic weapons in the Polish territory. This would be the answer to what they do behind our east border," said Gen. Skrzypczak. It is besides crucial, in the opinion of the General, to convene an urgent, intervention NATO summit before it is due to take place in June.
The nonsubjective of specified a summit should be to set the guidelines for a common European policy. Whether from the US or not, the NATO summit must take place; Europe must know where to go," General Skrzypczak said. This decision, he added, will in no way bring peace closer.
In a situation where Putin builds an advantage thanks to Trump, he will not quit the war due to the fact that he knows that thanks to Trump's decisions he will be able to defeat the Ukrainian army," said General Skrzypczak. In his opinion, Washington's current policy towards Ukraine aims to weaken president Volodymyr Zelenski and consequently deprive him of his power, as he is the 1 who mobilizes the society and the Ukrainian army to proceed fighting.
This will let Trump, together with Putin, to hold elections in Ukraine, which is likely to win the politician of Moscow, which in turn will end the war effort but on Putin's terms," said General Skrzypczak. According to EU data, Ukraine's share of abroad trade in the European Union was around 1.3% in 2022. At the same time, Russia's share of abroad trade in the EU was around 4.3%.
Europe must so take decisive action to support Ukraine and guarantee its security. The cost of the war in Ukraine is increasing, and according to experts, they can amount to respective trillion dollars. Therefore, Europe must prepare for the long-term fight against Russia and the consequences of this war.
According to NATO, in 2022 the organization spent about $1.2 trillion on defence purposes. At the same time, Russia spent about $65 billion on defense. Therefore, Europe must increase its defence spending in order to guarantee its safety in the face of Russia's expanding aggression.
The lessons that can be learned from this situation are clear: Europe must take decisive action to support Ukraine and guarantee its security. Poland should besides seriously consider a possible French proposal to deploy atomic weapons in the Polish territory. It is besides crucial, in the opinion of the General, to convene an urgent, intervention NATO summit before it is due to take place in June. Therefore, Europe must prepare for the long-term fight against Russia and the consequences of this war.
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