"Is the #US joining the ##warsaw_pact?"🤣

The #US plans to pull out of future #NATO training exercises in #Europe - #Expressen

In an effort to reduce military spending in #Europe, the #US will minimize its participation in #NATO training exercises on the continent.

This won't concern the exercises already planned for 2025, but in the following years, there will be no or only limited numbers of #American troops in European training.

"Let's imagine the worst-case scenario: three countries [#Ukraine, #Russia, and #Belarus] united into a single country, even though this is almost impossible. #Poland will be the next one. I am telling you this directly. And there is no need to be afraid of it. It is necessary to realize it. Then there will be the #Czech_Republic, #Hungary, and #Bulgaria. The #Warsaw_Pact countries are a minimum task if an empire is to be formed," #Budanov said.

If #Russia, which sees itself as an empire, will become a single country with #Belarus and #Ukraine, it will then go for #Warsaw_pact countries, #Ukraine's Intelligence Chief #Kyrylo_Budanov said.

During #Yalta_European Strategy's special gathering "Three Years — Time to Win," he stated that "the empire that the current leadership of the #Russian_Federation is leaning toward is a model of the #Soviet_Union but with the #Warsaw_Pact countries."

"Not my words but I agree, if #orban thinks it's so bad, then leave!"

#Hungary blocked the allocation of 500 million euros for military support to #Ukraine.

In addition, #Hungarian Prime Minister #Orban compared his country’s membership in the #EU to being part of the #Warsaw_Pact Organization.

#EU membership reminded him of “#Soviet times, when #Hungary had to dance to #Moscow’s tune”, and now #Brussels is “whistling” this tune.