The solution to the conflict is a mutual security agreement
Paul Craig Roberts
German chancellor Frederick Mertz warns that Russia’s President Putin will not stop waging war if Ukraine falls, and he is sending German soldiers to assist Poland in defense of its borders with Belarus and Kaliningrad. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-berlin-sends-soldiers-to-fortify-poland-border/live-75142358 [1]
Meanwhile, the European Union debates seizing Russia’s illegally frozen assets. If Europe fears a Russian invasion, why provoke it by stealing money from Russia? https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-berlin-sends-soldiers-to-fortify-poland-border/live-75142358 [1]
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban says the theft of Russian funds would be a declaration of war. This means that conflict would originate in European aggression against Russia. https://www.rt.com/news/629467-orban-frozen-assets/ [2]
The statements and policies of European governments are nonsensical. If chancellor Mertz thinks the future could bring a Russian invasion of Europe, why refuse Putin’s long-standing offer of a mutual security agreement. Far from confronting Europe with hostility, Putin has repeatedly asked for a mutual security agreement that normalizes all relations between Russia and the West. If an intelligent person feared the invasion of his country, would he provoke the invasion with hostile actions against the supposed invader or would he accept the offer of a mutual security agreement and the normalization of relations?
The inconsistency between chancellor Mertz’s expressed fears and his actions is inexplicable. Is there no intelligence anywhere in Europe?