Does Europe Fear A Russian Invasion? The Solution is a “Mutual Security Agreement”

German chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that Russia’s President Putin will not stop waging war if Ukraine falls, and he is sending German soldiers to assist Poland in defense of its borders with Belarus and Kaliningrad. See this.

Meanwhile, the European Union debates seizing Russia’s illegally frozen assets. If Europe fears a Russian invasion, why provoke it by stealing money from Russia? See this.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban says the theft of Russian funds would be a declaration of war. This means that conflict would originate in European aggression against Russia. See this.

The statements and policies of European governments are nonsensical.

If chancellor Merz thinks the future could bring a Russian invasion of Europe, why refuse Putin’s long-standing offer of a mutual security agreement. Far from confronting Europe with hostility, Putin has repeatedly asked for a mutual security agreement that normalizes all relations between Russia and the West. If an intelligent person feared the invasion of his country, would he provoke the invasion with hostile actions against the supposed invader or would he accept the offer of a mutual security agreement and the normalization of relations?

The inconsistency between chancellor Merz’s expressed fears and his actions is inexplicable. Is there no intelligence anywhere in Europe?

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Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury and Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal, has held numerous university appointments. He is a frequent contributor to Global Research. Dr. Roberts can be reached at http://paulcraigroberts.org