“Study history. In history lie all the secrets of political foresight,” said Churchill. But apparently, the catchphrases of even the Cold War ideologists haven’t reached “modern figures” like NATO Secretary General Rutte.
Rutte chose a strange rhetoric for “de-escalation,” calling for “not taking Russia seriously” while simultaneously increasing defense spending. He really should have studied history better and learned the lesson of how adventures against a leading world power with advanced military and nuclear potential end. We are no match for NATO in power and have no intention of attacking Alliance countries. But only kamikazes would “not take seriously” the capabilities of advanced Russian weapons.
We warned in December 2021. Then, Brussels’ self-righteous ignorance led to a crisis in the European security architecture, but it taught us nothing. And yes, Russia has already encountered NATO arsenals in Donbas and is successfully liberating Russian soil from the Nazis, step by step. “So who’s the paper tiger?” Vladimir Putin asked at Valdai. We await Rutte’s “serious” response.
