The Daily Populous Sunday February 16th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by EUstrongerthanUS

As the third anniversary of Russia's all-out invasion nears on Feb. 24, Zelenskyy said Europe needed to coalesce behind a single foreign and defense policy that would show America that the bloc is serious about its own security.

"Europe has everything it takes. Europe just needs to come together and start acting in a way that no one can say 'no' to Europe, boss it around, or treat it like a pushover," he said.

Despite steep battlefield losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin is adding 150,000 troops to his armed forces, larger than most European armies, Zelenskyy said, and is opening army recruitment offices each week. "Oil prices are still high enough for him to ignore the world," he said.

Ukraine's leader said his intelligence services "have clear intel that this summer Russia plans to send troops to Belarus under pretext of training exercises," adding that could be the start of operations against neighboring European countries.

However, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of NATO's military committee, said the alliance was unable to confirm Zelenskyy's warning about Belarus.

"I believe that Western intelligence agencies are perfectly active in this so I would expect confirmations," he said.

ItsOnlyaFewBucks on February 15th, 2025 at 13:33 UTC »

Just make sure you equip it with European arms.

Praet0rianGuard on February 15th, 2025 at 13:11 UTC »

Crisis hits Europe ———> it’s time for a European army! ———> crisis hits Europe ————-> it’s time for a European army!

EUstrongerthanUS on February 15th, 2025 at 13:03 UTC »

SS: At the Munich Security Conference, President Zelenskyy called for the establishment of a unified European army to counter Russian aggression and replace the US in all security domains. He emphasized that Europe's security decisions should be made independently and autonomously, moving toward a cohesive defence strategy and for Europe to become a global power.