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Europe's past foreign policy, which relied on Russia and China, is what got them into trouble now. They should be more aligned with US, which they finally real

Europe's past foreign policy, which relied on Russia and China, is what got them into trouble now. They should be more aligned with US, which they finally realized. NATO chief urges China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-chief-urges-china-stop-supporting-russias-war-ukraine-2024-09-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-chief-urges-china-... How China helps keep Russia's economy afloat https://www.dw.com/en/how-china-is-helping-keep-the-russian-economy-afloat/a-69072142 https://www.dw.com/en/how-china-is-helping-keep-the-russian-... Keeping America close, Russia down, and China far away: How Europeans navigate a competitive world https://ecfr.eu/publication/keeping-america-close-russia-down-and-china-far-away-how-europeans-navigate-a-competitive-world/ https://ecfr.eu/publication/keeping-america-close-russia-dow...

benterix 2y ago
I partly agree with you because Europe is not a monolith. The countries that decided to depend on Russia most weren't its direct neighbors. Basically all countries that share the border with Russia warned the rest that Putin can't be trusted. But all in, he managed to somehow deceive everybody, including the USA, into thinking that although it's an authoritarian state, it's somewhat civilized and we can do business with them. So with Russia, we're past that rude awakening moment. With China, it hasn't happened yet.
- lostmsu 2y ago
  He didn't even fool Trump who introduced sanctions against Russian gas counter to German politicians wishes. What does it say about European politicians who did nothing of the sort?
lenkite 2y ago
No wonder EU nations like Germany are going bankrupt - all industry fleeing since Germany now pays 4x the cost of energy to the U.S.

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Europe's past foreign policy, which relied on Russia and China, is what got them into trouble now. They should be more aligned with US, which they finally real

by pragmomm 2y ago

benterix 2y ago
I partly agree with you because Europe is not a monolith. The countries that decided to depend on Russia most weren't its direct neighbors. Basically all countries that share the border with Russia warned the rest that Putin can't be trusted. But all in, he managed to somehow deceive everybody, including the USA, into thinking that although it's an authoritarian state, it's somewhat civilized and we can do business with them. So with Russia, we're past that rude awakening moment. With China, it hasn't happened yet.
- lostmsu 2y ago
  He didn't even fool Trump who introduced sanctions against Russian gas counter to German politicians wishes. What does it say about European politicians who did nothing of the sort?
lenkite 2y ago
No wonder EU nations like Germany are going bankrupt - all industry fleeing since Germany now pays 4x the cost of energy to the U.S.