Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that.
They are still reeling from not being invited by the US to talks with Russia over the future of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon”.
Can Europe, under pressure, put political differences and domestic economic concerns aside, and come up with a united front on security spending and on Ukraine’s future, including potentially sending troops there - to force themselves a spot at the negotiating table?
They are going to try.
In which sense would it be a bigger threat than before?
Unlike Kaliningrad Moldova is landlocked so if Russia manages to take it, the country is not suitable as a staging point for serious military operations, because material can only reach it via air Though given their current international standing I am not sure if reinforcement that way even is a possibility at the moment or in the near future as Romania would likely close their airspace to Russia and Ukraine … is Ukraine.
If you don’t understand what being able to have a military on the border of Romania, where it is not now, is a bigger threat to Europe than the way things are now, I really do not know how to explain it to you. Maybe play a game of Risk sometime? Even if it doesn’t explain things to you, it’s a fun board game.
Sure it’s a bigger threat but by how much? 1%? 2%?
As it currently stands, Transnistria’s border is a measly 150 km away from Romania.
If you play your next game of Risk, I recommend you have a look at the size of the countries modelled in the game and compare them to real world values.
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