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"Poland will cease to exist in two to three days," said yesterday the former FSB chief and Putin's ally, Nikolai Patrushev. As if in response, Ursula von der Leyen proposed creating a European Security Council, independent from NATO but with Ukraine's participation.
It seems the magical dream of "taking something in three days" has left an imprint on the minds of Kremlin pensioners like a prison tattoo. The same people who promised to take Kyiv in three days and named deadlines to reach the La Manche, after five years of full-scale war dream of reaching the outskirts of a district center in Donetsk region. Russia had to spend the remaining gold and foreign-excurrency reserves, destroy equipment prepared since the Soviet era for a war with NATO, and sacrifice several hundred thousand of its own soldiers. But even that was not enough.
Unable to win on the front, Putin is attempting to widen the war to civilian areas. New Russian drones and missiles are intended not only for the front but also for strikes on civilians in the rear. This also includes a missile launch toward a Danish military helicopter, combat drones at German airports, and a Russian sabotage group uncovered by the U.S. Prosecutor General's Office that was to plan murders and sabotage in the U.S. and Europe.
News from the past weeks shows that the war is gradually spreading. It is being waged not only against armies but also against societies. Since Europe and the United States support Ukraine, Russia is trying to shift the pressure onto them. Whether one likes it or not, Europe is already drawn into confrontation with Russia. For now, it manifests mainly as hybrid attacks. And this is their peculiarity: it is hard to determine the moment when the confrontation has already transformed into a war.
If a few years ago one could still hope to stop Putin with diplomacy, today hardly anyone believes it. The United States has already tested various diplomatic incentives: from trade prospects to personal meetings between presidents. Another tool is increasing pressure on Russia, notably through expanding aid to Ukraine and tightening enforcement of already imposed sanctions.
This does not mean that diplomatic attempts must stop. But it shows that the war will continue until Putin is stopped. That is precisely why the European Commission is trying to create an independent from NATO European Security Council with Ukraine in its composition. After all, plans for a "Poland in three days" are no longer hidden.
Source: Mykola Knyazhytsky / Facebook
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