I think it will shock Europeans, but it will not shock me, how quickly Europe pivots from “Ukraine must be free” to cauterization. I think you vastly overestimate Europe’s ability to defend, in a conventional boots on the ground non nuclear conflagration, itself without American weapons shipments both free and without those no longer able to be purchased, which are now going to be off the table, as well as pent up Russian insanity, now after 3 years of having their asses handed to them and yet still gaining huge sections of Ukraine while suffering enormous losses
I think it will shock Europeans, but it will not shock me, how quickly Europe pivots from “Ukraine must be free” to cauterization. I think you vastly overestimate Europe’s ability to defend, in a conventional boots on the ground non nuclear conflagration, itself without American weapons shipments both free and without those no longer able to be purchased, which are now going to be off the table, as well as pent up Russian insanity, now after 3 years of having their asses handed to them and yet still gaining huge sections of Ukraine while suffering enormous losses
Russia hasn’t been making huge gains. the overwhelming majority of their gains were secured in the first attack.