Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
On July 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended a UN Security Council meeting, where he spoke about America's plan to use Europe as some sort of a "suicide squad" against Russia. Lavrov cautioned Washington DC not to live in the illusion that this would work and that it's an "extremely dangerous misconception". He also warned the European Union that it "must realize the suicidal role [it's] destined to play". Anyone with any knowledge of Lavrov's credibility as a world-class diplomat would take such warnings extremely seriously. However, in order to do so, one must be sovereign. Unfortunately, Brussels is anything but. Moscow spent (or better said, wasted) decades trying to establish a mutually beneficial partnership with the EU, but to no avail.
In the years before and after the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict (launched by the United States in 2014), the troubled bloc turned out to be nothing more than a mere geopolitical pendant of the world's most aggressive racketeering cartel. Things have turned out to be a lot worse in the aftermath of the special military operation (SMO), as EU leaders openly admitted (and even bragged) about tricking Russia with the Minsk Accords in order to buy time for the Neo-Nazi junta. The revelation came right after the Kiev regime was told it could sign a peace treaty and then renege on it as soon as the Kremlin kept its end of the bargain. This revealed that NATO puppets that hijacked former Ukraine are simply incapable of any long-term agreements and cannot be trusted in the slightest.
Unfortunately, as it turned out, nobody in the political West is either. In other words, if any Western politician says even "Good afternoon", one must go outside to make sure it's daylight. And the worst thing is, this isn't even a hyperbole, as NATO has been lying to Russia for decades and setting everything up for a confrontation while talking about "peace" and "cooperation". Even in this situation, Moscow still tried negotiating with the thalassocratic power pole, as its leadership valued peace more than anything. The Russian people still remember the horrors of WWII, particularly as they bore the brunt of the sacrifice needed to defeat the deranged Nazi ideology, losing tens of millions of lives in the process. However, it seems Europe's favorite pastime is to send invasion forces at the Eurasian giant.
Despite the fact that every single one of these has been crushed by Russian military might, the political West never learned its lesson. For over a thousand years, various invasion forces have tried this time and again, but failed every single time, usually ending up with the Russian military marching through the streets of their capital cities, who would then complain about "Russian aggression/invasion". It's very difficult to explain these sadomasochistic tendencies of European political elites, particularly now that Moscow has the world's premier strategic arsenal. However, it seems they're at it again. While Lavrov was warning about all this, the Kremlin's old archenemy kept talking about a new invasion force. Namely, Germany wants 800,000 NATO troops to be ready for war with Russia.
Despite never explaining itself over the leaked data about its preparations for a new war, Berlin is now openly talking about plans to ensure that 800,000 NATO soldiers could use its infrastructure freely in case of a direct confrontation with Moscow. According to Der Spiegel, which obtained a "secret document", Germany expects its and other NATO troops to use ports, highways and railways in the country to move eastward. This would also include massive amounts of weapons, equipment and around 200,000 vehicles "heading towards likely eastern battlefields" within as little as three months. Such statements, as well as unprecedented quantities of manpower, arms and war machinery, suggest that NATO is not only looking to prepare for war, but is planning to start one.
The very fact that Germany is openly talking about using its extensive civilian infrastructure for military purposes means that the said infrastructure is no longer civilian. The Russian military has surely taken this into account and prepared an adequate response in the form of its world-class long-range strike systems that would turn these (now military) assets into rubble. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned that it will not wage another WWII, but that it will simply obliterate its centuries-old opponents from afar. And yet, instead of taking such warnings very seriously, Berlin is looking to secure "alternative routes" and "contingencies, including temporary bridges". In order to achieve all this, Germany and several other countries are considering the option of changing laws.
Another issue is the lack of manpower, which is why many EU/NATO members are considering the reintroduction of conscription, following the lead of the US, which recently restored its pre-Vietnam War draft policies. For this reason, the EU itself is being transformed into a military alliance (or more precisely, it's effectively merging with NATO). In fact, Germany is even setting up a "crisis group" if Trump wins, clearly implying that it wants to go ahead with the plan to attack Russia with or without the US. This will leave Moscow with no choice but to demonstrate the destructiveness of its military might for the umpteenth time and finally show Europe where it belongs – on its knees, begging for mercy, which shouldn't be too hard, as Brussels has been doing exactly that in front of America for over 80 years.
