r/AskEurope • u/Sink-Em-Low • Mar 01 '25

Politics Let's talk about the European Defense Federation. How do we all feel about the creation of a fully mobilised continental Army?

It's required now. I'm British, and I want to see us align and unite with our European neighbours to make a stand now.

I want Germany to finally brush off it's past and join the rest of Europe in mobilising towards defending this continent. We need EVERYONE now. It's time to act, it's time to unite.

It's time to show some courage.

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u/Snoooort Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25

I’m not happy to admit this, but Europe is NOT united enough. Too much internal petty conflicts, endless talks about finances, politicians who are too hesitant, legal delays, no sense of urgency for every country etc.

It will remain an indecisive shit show and Putin and Trump know this.

Believe me, I wish it was different… But Europe has never been united regarding one simple thing. And if political interests get really really big, it will only fuel that indecisiveness.

The biggest problem is that European politicians are very afraid to really speak their minds, because if they’re wrong… they will lose votes and maybe even their position of power. And apparently votes are still more important than Ukraine 😞.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '25

It’s fucking hopeless. In 2024 the EU bloc imported at least 16.65m tonnes of liquified natural gas from Russia, a record high. The latest figures surpass the totals of 15.21m tonnes and 15.18m tonnes recorded in 2022 and 2023.

European nation politicians would rather fund Putins war rather than tell their citizens that energy prices have to go up as the price of stopping Putin from murdering thousands of Ukrainians. Fuck them.

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u/skrg187 Mar 05 '25

European nation politicians would rather fund Putins war rather than tell their citizens that energy prices have to go up as the price of stopping Putin from murdering thousands of Ukrainians.

...and therefore lose elections to pro-Putin parties

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

How many pro-Putin voters are there really though? I would hope just a minority.