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That's always easier said than done though.

NATO must always act as a cohesive unit so any direct confrontation significantly increases the risks.

Western countries including my own have demilitarize heavily since the 1990s + rebuilt armies for counter terrorism, so sending more weapons to a land war isn't straightforward at all (as we've seen).

Western power is mostly centered around air and sea power and you can't easily transfer that to a 3rd party...especially three years late.

If neither Biden or now Trump is going to promise mass Tomahawks and IFVs galore then all we're left with is perpetuating a stalemate, not recovering sovereign land nor sufficiently punishing Russia. A couple more Storm Shadows and Leopard tanks from dwindling supplies aren't going to cut it.



> NATO must always act as a cohesive unit

In order to do that they need to have a defined leader, not twenty some people each one pursuing their own interests

Who would that leader be? Certainly you don’t want Trump because in that case things would hardly be any different


> In order to do that they need to have a defined leader, not twenty some people each one pursuing their own interests

I mean on paper that's not really true. The US or whichever leader can't tell Poland to send troops, warships, or pilots into Ukraine because if Russia then sends a cruise missile into Warsaw it violates the NATO treaty which would require them all to react. There's no minor conflict exception, it moves as a unit. So the only option on the table is full NATO vs Russia, or status quo proxy war where weapons are funneled through it.

For Europe to properly defend Ukraine's sovereignty on their own they would have to break NATO commitments. Because I don't see continued supply of weapons from their small pool as sufficient to make a big difference... only to extend the war for a few more years, after which a very similar DMZ will be established.

To fight this war you need real military power: on the ground logistics, protected supply lines, large troop reserves to support offensive operations, etc. Weapons only get you so far.




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