It’s only failing due to outside support, if that gets mangled Ukraine doesn’t have the resources to continue to fight in the manner it currently is.
And just summing it up as ‘failing attack’ really downplays the hard fucking work Ukraine’s fighters are putting in to keep Russia at bay.
In today’s world Russia’s failure to turn up for a conventional war doesn’t really display their true prowess, propaganda and cyber warfare. If the war in Ukraine no longer requires the resources be drawn away from those then they’re back to full steam manipulation which means a far right wave across Europe, so yes Russia is still an existential threat to Europe.
Part of that outside support is Europe, the other part of that support is actually obligated to provide active support.
A lot of Europe is way way further away than in Ukraine to Russia which is going to create many many new logistic problems.
Far right wave across Europe is something really bad but unfortunately Europe (and the US) is very much capable of affecting one on it’s own. Plus while it’s bad it’s not an existential threat.
As an example of Russia’s threat I would like to point out that a lot of the online divisiveness that allowed Trump to win in 2016 just doesn’t exist right now, so I imagine it’s currently even better in Europe. I think without Russia, a right wing wave isn’t possible.
And I’m not sure how you don’t think a right wing wave is an existential threat given the conditions of our planet right now, right wing governments will just exasperate exacerbate an already severe problem. (I recognize neoliberalism isn’t doing anything to fix the problems but at least it isn’t trying to make them worse.
LMAO Russia’s failing attack on Ukraine is an existential threat to Europe?
It’s only failing due to outside support, if that gets mangled Ukraine doesn’t have the resources to continue to fight in the manner it currently is.
And just summing it up as ‘failing attack’ really downplays the hard fucking work Ukraine’s fighters are putting in to keep Russia at bay.
In today’s world Russia’s failure to turn up for a conventional war doesn’t really display their true prowess, propaganda and cyber warfare. If the war in Ukraine no longer requires the resources be drawn away from those then they’re back to full steam manipulation which means a far right wave across Europe, so yes Russia is still an existential threat to Europe.
Part of that outside support is Europe, the other part of that support is actually obligated to provide active support.
A lot of Europe is way way further away than in Ukraine to Russia which is going to create many many new logistic problems.
Far right wave across Europe is something really bad but unfortunately Europe (and the US) is very much capable of affecting one on it’s own. Plus while it’s bad it’s not an existential threat.
As an example of Russia’s threat I would like to point out that a lot of the online divisiveness that allowed Trump to win in 2016 just doesn’t exist right now, so I imagine it’s currently even better in Europe. I think without Russia, a right wing wave isn’t possible.
And I’m not sure how you don’t think a right wing wave is an existential threat given the conditions of our planet right now, right wing governments will just
exasperateexacerbate an already severe problem. (I recognize neoliberalism isn’t doing anything to fix the problems but at least it isn’t trying to make them worse.