Again,
on defence, it’s clear to us in the EU that one of the key military objectives
of Russia is to look stronger than they really are. That’s why they spend so
much human and capital resources on mixing facts and fiction. Part of their
strength is indeed a fact. On the other side, a good deal of it is just a story
that is being told to scare us. It is the Potemkin Village approach. It has a
long history in Russia. But it produces results.
The
Russian armed forces are ten years ahead of us, in the EU, in terms of
cyber warfare. That’s for sure a reality. The rest, it is yes and no. But the
truth is that they keep compelling us to increase our spending in military
matters. In this kind of game, we cannot take risks. We better be prepared.
Fake,
constructed or true, the fact of the matter is that the threats coming from
Vladimir Putin must be taken seriously. And he knows that. Smart fellow, he is.
And we, in many ways, look like amateurs. Just kicking the ball when it comes
in our direction.
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