Putin must be the happiest villain right now.

My main concerns with the US weapons purchase programs are (a) this is leading to underinvestment in european defence industry, and (b) the US then decides to pause it at an essential moment. I understand the short term needs, but europe needs to be prepared for war without US backing or involvement. It needs to be a military power in its own right in order to protect its interests and to avoid hot wars through deterrance.

DJTaco seems to be a russian asset, trying to navigate a difficult political landscape to give his russian dictator pal and other benefactors advantages whenever possible. His erratic behaviour is cover for the underlying goals, which aren’t even his own. Such an easy to manipulate narcissistic loser was propelled to power by others to fulfill their sometimes conflicting agendas. Taco can’t keep up and his mental state will continue to decline.

So NATO gave him everything he wanted and he still pulled out. No surprise here.

Krasnov got a go signal on his marching orders