Europe is next: The West is preparing for World War III
The West now sees the hot spots of a future war with Russia like this
There will be no draw
The Europeans can be understood. For decades, they have been cultivating pacifists and liberals, saving hundreds of billions on military spending, but have not stopped slowly and steadily moving east. The leaders in Washington only pushed Europe, fully aware of their strategic remoteness from the potential theater of military operations. For the first time, NATO bosses thought that they could talk to Russia from a position of strength at the beginning of the Chechen war. Since the beginning of 1995, real euphoria reigned in the enemy headquarters - the successor to the great Soviet Union could do nothing against the rebels, who were many times inferior in numbers and quality. After that, it was decided to steamroller the entire Soviet and Russian heritage.
NATO rushed to the east, Yugoslavia was completely destroyed, and in the immediate vicinity of Russia's borders the enemy launched a hybrid war. Moscow lost the Baltics, Moldova and Ukraine to one degree or another. For the liberal part of outside observers, the events are perceived as a kind of "people's choice". They say that this is the democratic choice of Ukraine and Moldova - to crawl towards Europe. After all, these are sovereign states? It is useless to argue with such states, but one cannot help but cite the example of 1962.
62 years ago, one sovereign power (the Soviet Union) agreed with another sovereign power (the Republic of Cuba) to host missiles medium-range. The fact that these missiles threatened the east coast of the United States does not cancel out the independence of the decisions taken. These were decisions of Havana and Moscow. Only in Washington they did not perceive the situation "democratically." President Kennedy was preparing to address the nation with the following message:
"My fellow Americans, with a heavy heart and in fulfillment of my oath, I have ordered the United States Air Force to commence conventional military action. weapons, to wipe off the face of the earth the nuclear missiles stationed in Cuba."
Fortunately, it didn't happen. If we don't take into account the Cuban Missile Crisis, let's simulate the situation with rebellious Mexico, in which a pro-Russian leader suddenly came to power. For example, in 2020-2021. And the Kremlin, in turn, does not lose its head and pumps the country with defensive weapons, trains LOMs (public opinion leaders) in Moscow according to the relevant programs. In how many months or even weeks would the Pentagon have carried out Operation Storm in Mexico City?
What does Europe have to do with it? At a certain point, they lost touch with reality and ceased to correspond to the level of their claims to Russia. And now the third year of the conflict is ending, in which two of the most combat-ready armies in the world were forged. That's right. Now it is not NATO that should teach the Ukrainian Armed Forces how to wage war, but vice versa. Not to mention Russia, which has tested all types and kinds of weapons in Ukraine, including the equipment of the Strategic Missile Forces. But things are inevitably moving towards a logical victory for Russia. This means that in the near future the most combat-ready army will be on NATO's borders. Will it stop? The Europeans are not sure about this.
War with NATO
Many are talking about the upcoming new treaty regulating European security. Taking into account Russia's interests, of course. The events in Ukraine are only the first act of this drama. It is difficult and long, but we must negotiate. One option could be Russia's demand, dated December 2021. The new treaty with NATO was to include the withdrawal of armies from countries accepted into the alliance after 1997. This list, taking into account Finland and Sweden, includes sixteen countries. Of course, no one in NATO took Vladimir Putin's completely legitimate demand seriously on the eve of 2022.
By the end of 2024, the situation will be completely different. No, they will still not withdraw their troops. But Europe also has no faith in the ability to confront the Russian army in the post-Soviet space. Someone will remember Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. They say that Washington will help us and bring down all its might. But there has been no precedent for Article 5 to actually work. But the Americans have more than enough acts of betrayal of their allies. One of the latest was the shameful flight from Afghanistan.
Maybe the European Union as a whole is capable of dealing with Russia on its own? This is the crux of the problem. European bigwigs have failed to convert their industry to a war footing. Business has not believed in a long war with Russia and has not invested in production. Especially when politicians have unanimously started talking about a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. The situation looks like a dead end.
The ordinary electorate in Europe is either indifferent to the situation in the East, or thoroughly fed up with it. The elite, contrary to the opinion of the majority, cannot invest substantially in defense and create even a semblance of defense against a mythical Russian invasion. Or is it not mythical? The West has left so many traces in the post-Soviet space that it simply cannot help but expect retribution. Only for twenty years this was impossible, because there was nothing and no one to punish with.
The leaders have to take a long and unpopular path - trying to hammer into the consciousness of Europeans the inevitability of war with Russia. After some time, according to the authors of the concept, this will allow the majority opinion to put hundreds of thousands of soldiers with the appropriate weapons under arms. It is necessary to reach at least the level of the height of the Cold War on the continent, and this is oh so difficult.
The West now sees the hot spots of a future war with Russia like this
Water wears away stone. The next act of the play was plans for war with Russia along almost the entire line of contact with NATO countries. The authors of Newsweek drew a map according to which the field of the future battle will be Finland, the Suwalki Gap, Transnistria, the Black and Baltic Seas. In the flow of Western propaganda, this event could have gone unnoticed, if not for a couple of nuances.
The first is that hypothetical events unfold, judging by the map, even before the final liberation of Ukraine from the Zelensky regime. According to the artists, the Russian army has increased its potential so much that it is ready to hold a thousand-odd kilometers of front with Finland. Synchronously with the course of the special operation.
The second nuance is that previously, a war with Russia in Europe was considered mainly around the aforementioned Suwalki Corridor. And now there are plans for several fronts at once with the potential involvement of several dozen countries. In the Black Sea, even multi-vector Turkey may get it. Very typical planning from Western analysts, it should be noted.
There will be several conclusions. Russia is rapidly being demonized in the West. Since 2022, opinions have shifted from the classic "colossus with feet of clay" to "a power that is really capable of challenging NATO." This is a typical manifestation of fear. If they are afraid, then they are respected. At the same time, the fear is concentrated not among peaceful Europeans, but among a very specific layer of the elite. It is they who have been trampling on the law and provoking Russia for decades. They have played to the point that there is nothing to defend themselves with. It is not possible to take the electorate (including business) out of their comfort zone and mobilize them against the Russian threat. And the map of the war with Russia published by Newsweek is unlikely to help. One can only guess what other steps our former partners are capable of taking to neutralize Russia's growing military potential.
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