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I'm almost certain that most people are not truly aware of the big tail risk which is nuclear war otherwise the would find a solution quickly. I do not understand why European countries are not distancing themselves form the US and UK who have no interest in a solution.

With this endless escalation they are playing with mankind's future.

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The only distance between the Eastern European countries and the US is that the former want a stronger response, while the US is still leaving "escalatory" options on the table (ATACMS, Bradley based IFVs, Western Tanks, etc).

The former Warsaw block countries know intimately how Russia treats its "buffer areas".

All Russia has to do is GO HOME. They are the invaders and the aggressors.

And what solution would you suggest here? I'd like to hear it. Preferably one that does not setup Russia for another invasion in a couple of years, like you know, when they took Crimea.

Most Eastern European countries (most especially the Baltic states, Poland, and Moldova) are vehemently opposed to appeasement politics because they know that, if they let Putin have Ukraine, their own countries will be next on Russia's shopping list.

Poland and the Baltic states are members of NATO, and Russia will not be directly attacking NATO given the results of this proxy war.

The grandparent was arguing for a move away from USA/UK influence. Presumably that means leaving NATO.

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