Germany, France and Poland: This moment may define our children’s future

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1. I know that already, what I want to hear from them is how many new production lines and training facilities have been opened this year.

2. Oh shut the f… up Politico. What do you think German troops are doing in Latvia for example? Camping?

   It is about time to also list what actually happens and not just repeat the same bullshit of ‘nothing is happening’. If military would be like buying milk in a supermarket all this would be true – but that isnt how it works. If there are not enough cows to milk when more is needed we have to raise them first.

3. >BY ANNALENA BAERBOCK, STÉPHANE SÉJOURNÉ AND RADOSŁAW SIKORSKI
   Annalena Baerbock is the federal minister for foreign affairs of Germany. Stéphane Séjourné is the minister of Europe and foreign of affairs of France. Radosław Sikorski is the minister of foreign affairs of Poland.

   > First, spending a minimum of 2 percent of GDP on defense is a necessary prerequisite and the very foundation on which we build our collective defense. Our three countries are meeting this goal this year, however these numbers can only be a starting point

   Germany and France are going to make the 2% target this year?

4. >P.S. I purposely avoided mentioning anything about the authors because it wouldnt be pretty . They are supposed to run our foreign policy and not write articles for newspapers.

   I honestly don’t see how this paper is NOT part of their job.

   We are democracies, doing stuff is great and important but you also have to explain what is happening and get the populations on board too. This is a critical part of the job of a government and the best way to fight Russian propaganda because if you don’t control the narrative then it means FSB does.

5. Pretty nice idea. I like it

6. Well, put the Franco German brigade to use and deploy it east. I m sure the Poles have a spare battalion to add to it. Less talk.

7. And the conclusion is: Let’s do nothing and wait for the Americans to fix it

8. I’ll take the 100th reminder from Poland.

   But I absolutely *love* the patronizing and condescending tone from France and Germany like they’re hitting the 2% every year and have been listening to warnings from their CEE allies for decades.

9. I’m not sure trumpist controlled politico is a good source when it comes to the future of Europe.

10. Nice these three are teaming up!

    I have this funny image in my head though. 3 characters that have to face a monster or something and they are hiding on behind the other. Of course Poland is in front, then Germany and France behind them all. Based only on the geographical position.

11. I am probably mistaken, but isn’t that the russian flag in the bottom picture, the sixth of the left? Since when is Russia a NATO member?

    Edit: Probably Slovenia or Slovakia, never mind.

12. I don’t have child so good luck ☺️

13. Our children’s?

    Should Ukraine fall, it will define our present. It already does.

14. What children? the birthrate is below replacement in the eu

15. It’s a message for Trump and the Americans.

16. People used to ask “What if a war broke out and no one showed up?”

    I’m more interested in what happens when a war breaks out and only one side shows up.

17. So when these countries would start impose on Russia real economic sanctions: white lists, export restrictions for countries that neighboring Russia, large prison sentences for any sanction violators, confiscation of assets, blocking transit of Russian goods, investment/technological restrictions for countries that continuing trade with Russia, and so on?

18. Germany, France and Poland reflecting that 2 years of sitting around wringing our hands and using the language of appeasement and de-escalation while the largest war in Europes history since WW2 rages towards its third year has already fucking defined us and our children’s futures FFS.

19. >Third, we need to invest in future technologies to maintain our technological edge and close capability gaps. Our innovation efforts will help NATO maintain its technological advantage over potential adversaries and strengthen its deterrence and defense.

    Good luck getting France and Germany to work on any large defence project together.

20. Help Ukraine more damn it give them arms tanks planes ammunition money food …. They’re dying keeping Russia at bay

21. May? Oh it Will.

22. Would love to see a full on naval blockade of every Russian port. Maybe blow up their pipelines too. Then after they collapse, carve it up into 8 new non-cleptofascist countries