Some time ago, French President Emmanuel Macron participated in the European Defense Exhibition held in Paris. In his speech, he said that France and Europe had entered a wartime economic state, and that in the long run, Europeans would need to adjust to it.
Macron stressed that in this state of economy, Europeans need to progress faster, thinking differently about the pace of life and pressures in order to reorganize the necessary resources for European militaries and allies more quickly.
After Russia attacked Ukraine, NATO countries have shaken their homes to support Ukraine, but the battlefield consumption is huge, and the Ukrainian army is still facing a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition.
Macron argues that since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict "France has entered the wartime economy, and I believe this will continue for quite some time." According to the French media "Le Monde", the French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) is considering drafting a bill to allow the requisition of civilian equipment or civilian factories to produce weapons.
Recently, Podoliac, chief of office of President Zelenskiy of Ukraine, drew up a list of military aid weapons to the West. The list includes: 1,000 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 300 multiple rocket launchers, 500 tanks, 2,000 armored vehicles, 1,000 drones. This gives good reason to "France and Europe entering a state of wartime economy".
But "France and Europe entered a state of wartime economy" simply to produce weapons and ammunition to aid Ukraine? Of course not! Macron said European governments are increasing their defense budgets and they need a larger defense industry in the EU to meet new military needs.
"It's not a good idea to buy weapons from elsewhere in a big way." Where does "other place" mean? Not Russia, of course, but the United States! France and Europe want to use the Ukraine crisis to make "the EU have a larger defense industry". What "the EU has a larger defense industry" means is self-evident, which means that Europe is on the road to military independence. In his speech, Macron also called on the EU to establish a defense industry and innovative strategies to make Europe's defense stronger and more independent.
Even before the russian-Ukrainian conflict officially broke out, France's military spending has gradually increased since Macron came to power in 2017, reaching 41 billion euros this year, AFP pointed out. France currently plans to raise its military spending to 50 billion euros by 2025. Germany was even more ruthless, directly increasing its military spending by 100 billion euros. Germany has a strong manufacturing base, and once military production is launched, it will squeeze the US arms market.
The United States has been using NATO to kidnap and harvest Europe, as europe's old imperialist countries know. In this Russo-Ukrainian war, the United States tried to weaken both Russia and Europe, and at present, it seems that the purpose of the United States has been achieved. Not only has Russia been greatly weakened, but Europe has also become more dependent on the United States for energy. But old Europe was by no means a vegetarian, and Macron was also using Ukraine and the United States to weaken Russia and pave the way for European independence.
On the one hand, Europe vigorously aided Ukraine, using Ukraine to consume Russia in large quantities; Europe, on the other hand, has seized the opportunity to increase military spending and "establish a defense industry and innovative strategies to make Europe's defense stronger." Once successful, Europe will be freed from American control and become an independent force in the world.
Russia has always been a threat to Europe, and the reason why Europe is inseparable from the United States and willingly kidnapped by NATO is because it is afraid of Russia's military threat. Today, the Russian army's crotch pulling performance in Ukraine has made France and Germany no longer worry that the iron flow of the Russian army will crush Europe and hit Western Europe. Therefore, the EU also immediately took action to reach a consensus on supporting Ukraine.
At present, although the Russian army still occupies the initiative, the resistance of the Ukrainian army is also very tenacious, causing huge casualties to the Russian army. The EU, while hoping that the war would stop as soon as possible, will continue to support Ukraine's consumption of Russia.
In fact, the United States is quite embarrassed at present. The Russo-Ukrainian war showed that even with additional aid to Ukraine, it would be difficult to turn the tide of the war. Moreover, weakening Russia and strengthening Europe's armaments are not conducive to U.S. control of Europe. But as the boss of the West, the United States has to pay the most blood. Therefore, the United States also began to hesitate, not wanting to throw money into Ukraine anymore. Otherwise, the United States will really let Europe calculate.
Whether or not the United States continues to aid Ukraine, Europe's continued support for Ukraine is ironclad. After the war, European assistance for the reconstruction of Ukraine was also ironclad.
The bravery and tenacity of the Ukrainians in the war deserves Europe as cannon fodder, ahead of Russia. If Russia wants to break into Europe, it first needs to flatten Ukraine. But as long as Ukraine has enough weapons and ammunition, it is enough to withstand Russia's iron horse. The EU's economy is more than a dozen times that of Russia, and it is absolutely appropriate to spend money on a bodyguard like Ukraine to look after a nursing home.
Recently, it has been reported that the European Commission will discuss the possibility of proposing EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The first two may "get what you want", which makes Georgia unable to sit still.
According to Georgia's main online news site "civil" reported on the 13th, Georgian Prime Minister Gary Bashvili said at the government meeting on the same day that compared with Ukraine and Moldova, Georgia is more qualified to obtain the status of a candidate for joining the EU, because Georgia has been working in this direction for 30 years.
He said Georgia did not want to see an "open conflict" as a criterion for "a country" to be granted the status of a candidate for membership. "If the status of eu candidates needs to be defined by war, then we don't want war," he said. ”
The EU's line of fire gave Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidates precisely because of the war. Ukraine and Moldova are right on the eu's doorstep and can look after homes for the EU. Georgia, on the other hand, belongs to an Asian country, far from the European Union, and wants to give the European Union nursing home and no conditions.
In addition, after the war, Europe will gradually ease relations with Russia and continue to use Russia's cheap energy. Europe actually has a hand. Europe bans the purchase of Russian shipping oil but does not ban the purchase of Russian pipeline gas and oil, and the resumption of the purchase of Russian shipping oil is only a matter of minutes.
Macron is likely to have reached a private deal with Putin, and Russia stopped attacking after taking Donbass. After Russia stopped attacking, Europe forced Ukraine to accept reality and reach a ceasefire agreement with Russia. As long as a ceasefire is reached between Russia and Ukraine before winter arrives, Europeans can spend a warm winter.
What will the United States do then? Is it necessary to continue to support Ukraine in spite of European feelings? When the Russian army was on the offensive, the Ukrainian army was overwhelmed. When the Russian army was on the defensive, it would be difficult for the Ukrainian army to recover the lost territory even if it received American weapons and ammunition. Is the United States willing to spend endlessly on this bottomless pit? Obviously not. Therefore, Macron's plan is upright, but the United States has no choice.