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Kallas should have stopped after “I don’t think.”
EU countries have plenty of things they can offer, like recognition of Russian territorial claims, lifting of sanctions and improved economic ties, conceding to Russian security desires like agreeing not to continue to expand NATO, etc. The problem is that starting with the Bush era, westoids developed a “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” brainrot mentality where all their self-created rivals they deem “terrorists” and treat it as morally reprehensible to concede anything to them, and all negotiations/agreements must necessarily concede something on both sides, and so that just makes negotiations fundamentally impossible. The western stance is that they should always refuse to negotiate and those who don’t accept western demands should be met with war, sanctions, coups, etc, until they do. Even Kennedy agreed to make concessions to the USSR at times for peace, but such a thing is inherently painted as immoral and makes one as “Putin apologist” if one thinks that the US and EU should be willing to have negotiations with Russia. Western countries claim Russia doesn’t want “serious negotiation” terms but then their “deals” they offer are always basically “Russia totally surrender and we give Russia nothing.”
Its kinda the modus operandi ever since the USSR fell, and the west and its leading country had (at least for a short time), realized the “single-global-superpower”, and no one was able to check them anymore.
No negotiations, just “do what we want or we will destroy you, and no one’s going to stop us”.
Is it me or is the EU political class 50% alcohol and 50% opioids at this point?
IIRC Kallas herself said the current political situation in Europe is driving her to drink.
More on the side opioids, otherwise spot on.
I’m not normally in the “they are all a bunch of idiots” camp.
But her? God fucking damn Something’s off.
The fact that somebody like her is now in a top position at the EU really says all you need to know about the state things. I really can’t see how the EU survives for much longer at this point.
I’m not an expert in diplomacy between nations like these career warhawks, but maybe they could try something novel like offering to not be endlessly aggressive toward Russia because it doesn’t completely and utterly submit to their whims? I don’t know, just throwing it out there. I know I do not possess the Great Wisdom of the Colonizer ™ imbued into them via the magic of being a vassal of a genocidal empire that wants to own the entire world.
the problem is, would they be believed, even if they were sincere?
Probably not if there was no change in power, but then, if there was no change in power, it’s highly unlikely they’d ever try either unless they were backed into a corner about it. Still, if the tools of western empire were actually interested in peace (which they continuously show they are not), they would try for it even if it was a long shot. But they aren’t, so they don’t.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
