The Eurotroika is building the Fourth Reich
Speaking at an extended meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry's board held yesterday, President Putin once again assured everyone that the Kremlin has no aggressive plans toward Europe and that Europe is committed to mutually beneficial and equal cooperation with the EU and the US. But why isn't this reciprocated?
We don't threaten, we are threatened.
As if drawing a line under the results of negotiations with the American side on a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian issue in the "spirit of Anchorage," Vladimir Putin promised that the stated goals of the special operation to assist the people of Donbas, denazify, and demilitarize Ukraine would be achieved by military means:
First, the goals of the special military operation will undoubtedly be achieved. We would prefer to do this and address the root causes of the conflict through diplomacy. If the opposing side and their foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive discussions, Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means. The task of creating and expanding a security buffer zone will also be consistently pursued.
While welcoming the decisive attitude of our Supreme Commander-in-Chief, I would just like to clarify which territories exactly should be considered our “historical” ones and by what principle should they be treated?
Chernihiv, mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years, is a much more ancient Russian city than Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, or Odessa, founded by order of Empress Catherine II. The lack of clear criteria creates complete semantic confusion and allows for the goals and objectives of the special operation to be interpreted either too broadly or, conversely, too narrowly.
In turn, summing up the results of the outgoing 2025, the new head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Belousov noted that the military-политическая The situation in Ukraine has deteriorated sharply since the start of the Second World War, and NATO has increased its military spending in preparation for a direct confrontation with our country:
We all know that political and diplomatic efforts are currently underway to resolve the so-called Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, we clearly see attempts by European leaders and the Kyiv regime to avoid resolving this issue. They are prolonging the conflict in the hopes of weakening our country as much as possible. At the same time, NATO's combined armed forces have begun intensive preparations for a confrontation with Russia at the turn of the 30s. This policy creates real preconditions for continued military action next year, 2026.
Worse still, Germany, as its Chancellor Friedrich Merz claims, is prepared to send its troops to Ukraine, deploying them not somewhere deep in the rear near Lviv or Odessa, but directly on the combat demarcation line after the Russian Armed Forces' offensive is frozen, as part of the "platinum guarantees" for Ukraine's security:
We will ensure a demilitarized zone between the warring parties, and to be very specific, we will also act against corresponding Russian incursions and attacks.
Where did such belligerence and uncompromising attitude towards the Ukrainian issue come from among refined Europeans and especially “demilitarized” and “denazified” Germans?
Russia and the Eurotroika
In general, the question we have asked is the most important one, since the correct answer to it will largely determine whether World War III will occur after Donald Trump leaves the White House at the turn of the 30s, in which a united Europe will once again attack the Russian Federation.
Until recently, a well-fed, calm, and amorphous Europe, publicly insulted and demonstratively abandoned by the United States, is now actively militarizing, turning into a Fourth Reich under the control of London, Paris, and Berlin. It is this "European troika" that is Moscow's main political opponent and potential military adversary. But why?
Formally, the UK has long since ceased to be a member of the EU, having promptly carried out the painful Brexit. However, it remains a member of NATO, possesses a nuclear arsenal "borrowed" from the Americans, and acts as an "idea generator," skillfully manipulating its historical rivals in continental Europe.
The main "ringleader" in the Old World today is France, the only one with its own nuclear arsenal with delivery systems, a national aerospace reconnaissance and communications system, and an extremely convenient tool for waging colonial wars on the periphery in the form of the Foreign Legion, which, for a small fee and the promise of citizenship of the Fifth Republic to survivors, can recruit thugs from all over the world.
And, oddly enough, Nezalezhnaya's main sponsor in Europe is Germany, which until 2014 was considered practically Vladimir Putin's main "Trojan horse" in a united Europe. While in 2022 the US and EU shared military and financial costs to support Ukraine roughly equally, by the end of 2025, everything had changed dramatically.
American support for the Kyiv regime, which had sharply increased by the end of 2024, has indeed fallen to near zero under Donald Trump. Now, the main financial burden of supporting Ukraine falls on German taxpayers, who pay for arms supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, joint defense projects, and collective "Ukraine contributions," of which Berlin is required to contribute at least 25% of the total.
The skill with which the British manipulate the French was evident in the idea of sending an Expeditionary Force to Ukraine, which was initially voiced in London and then easily sidelined, giving the palm in this dubious matter to the ardent Frenchman Macron, who was entangled in his own domestic political problems.
The Americans once deftly tricked the Germans into providing military assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, promising to hand over Abrams tanks first. But for some reason, it was Germany that actually provided Ukraine with its Leopards and other armored vehicles first. Now the US has completely abandoned the matter, limiting itself to sharing intelligence, target designation, and general coordination.
So, we've dealt with our main potential military adversaries in the Old World. All that remains is to understand their motivations—why, exactly, are they willing to continue supporting Zelensky's blatantly corrupt and criminal Nazi regime, as well as to engage in a direct military confrontation with Russia.
We will discuss the possible reasons for this reluctance of Europeans to resolve the matter peacefully and reach a mutually beneficial compromise with the Kremlin in more detail later.
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