As the US and its European allies head to the Munich security conference, Europe must learn from its tragic history and oppose appeasement, writes Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
For your last paragraph, let’s wait and see what happens. I doubt European countries will provide support for Ukraine much longer if the US withdraws its support completely.
I hope Europe does rise up to the challenge and replaces the US part of the military help to Ukraine (and I hope to they don’t have strings attached to it which was an American inspired things), not just for Ukrainians but also because strategically its the smart move (as if Europe chickens out and Russia succeeds now, they will sooner or later act militarily against EU countries) but we can’t really know for sure either way until they do.
It’s not looking promising. Even France and the UK, who are the only powerful countries talking about deploying troops on the grounds, would only do it after a peace deal is reached, and only if the US provides a backstop. It’s hard to take them seriously as this point.
For your last paragraph, let’s wait and see what happens. I doubt European countries will provide support for Ukraine much longer if the US withdraws its support completely.
Oh yeah, we won’t really know until we see it.
I hope Europe does rise up to the challenge and replaces the US part of the military help to Ukraine (and I hope to they don’t have strings attached to it which was an American inspired things), not just for Ukrainians but also because strategically its the smart move (as if Europe chickens out and Russia succeeds now, they will sooner or later act militarily against EU countries) but we can’t really know for sure either way until they do.
It’s not looking promising. Even France and the UK, who are the only powerful countries talking about deploying troops on the grounds, would only do it after a peace deal is reached, and only if the US provides a backstop. It’s hard to take them seriously as this point.