Pekka Toveri (EPP) delivers a powerful reminder: Europe cannot afford to ignore the Russian threat. Drawing on the painful history of countries like Finland, Estonia, and Poland, he rejects the notion that diplomacy alone can stop aggression. Toveri stresses the need for continued defence investments to ensure Europe’s security and protect future generations. Highlighting the real power behind Russia’s defence budget, he urges Europe to stay on course. Watch to understand why he believes defence readiness is not optional—it’s essential.
I’m starting to hate people who are shortsighted (historically challenged) and blinkered (victims of hybrid warfare) enough to claim that Russia is not a threat to Europe.
Every resident of every Eastern European country bordering Russia will tell you how they took a piece of their home. Literally just snapping off a piece of their country and quietly incorporating it into Russia. Which hasn’t been undone to date. How even before Putin they talked about “protecting” “Russian” citizens of said countries (which opens up a whole new can of worms about displacement of original residents, a.k.a. genocide). How present the Russian military actually is, just across the border.
Apropos nothing here’s a real conversation I had just a couple of days ago. Problem is, I like the guy. He’s not a fascist. He’s one of those people who say they’re not political, but then cannot help themselves having an opinion anyhow. To his credit he was thoughtful and quiet after that short exchange:
Him: “You know, Putin doesn’t really want war…”
Me: “What, he didn’t want to invade Ukraine?”
“No, not like that. You know Tucker Carlson invited him on his show…”
“Actually, Fucker Tarlson went to Moscow.”
“Yeah, anyhow, the long interview…”
“You mean Putin’s monologue.”
“Yes, but he said that he doesn’t want war!”
“How friendly of him to protray himself like that for a large audience!”
Of course Putin doesn’t want war. To paraphrase Jon Stewart, even Hitler didn’t want war. Hitler too wanted an end to the war, just not the end that he got
Funny, I was re-thinking that exchange and me commenting about it just a couple of hours ago.
What the guy really said was more like (I’m translating): “he was peaceful and reasonable”, esp. at the end there. I was snickering.
Yeah, people are ignorant, that’s what it is. And they like to lie to themselves. I don’t like war, I don’t like conflict, even in my personal life, I rather live in peace and quiet. But step over my boundaries and you will be sorry. And second time you will probably avoid that.
I lean more to the left, generally, but I think nowadays, the left takes things to the extreme. It is one thing to purposely attack someone, it is another to not be able to defend yourself against attacks of any kind. When those people are against spending on defence and arms, they are just ignorant. Why do you think police exist? Because some people just don’t have the morality to abide by the rules we all set.
Do your work as a politician to ensure domestic safety and that there is no corruption in government to use those weapons for personal gains. Then the far right will not be so effective with their propaganda. They feed on fear and discontent. Make your citizens feel safe and have decent lives, and they will vote you.
Many people are indeed ignorant, they seem to have no idea how much their country already spend in war:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures
If you don’t see how the war between the west and russia is going you are literally blind.
https://www.itamilradar.com/2025/03/06/aerial-surveillance-over-the-baltic-nato-aircraft-on-mission/
The defense alliance is doing patrol missions, well within their own airspace. And when Russian pilots “get lost” and violate our airspace, is that also NATO’s fault? What’s the problem?
If china or russia were doing operations of this scale near USA it would be all over the news
They report on military drills all the time. Do you not read the news?
This doesn’t even address what I said. Learn to troll harder.