Regardless, the EU has (theoretically) over 1.5 million personnel, nearly 7,700 tanks, 2,450 aircraft (including helicopters), and nearly 550 warships and submarines on call.
If the Russians launch a highly coordinated attack, and all the EU countries are disorganized, then maybe.
In WWII, countries didn't use gas, mustard or nerve, even though they had it. In WWIII, countries might not use nukes.
I think if the EU doesn't defend itself as well as it should, Russia will start taking over its formerly Soviet Union countries, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, etc. Once Russia has all that land, who knows?
Would it even try? What if our troops in Europe came home? I very much doubt Putin could take west Europe even if we weren't there.
European Union Military Strength (2020)
If the Russians launch a highly coordinated attack, and all the EU countries are disorganized, then maybe.
In WWII, countries didn't use gas, mustard or nerve, even though they had it. In WWIII, countries might not use nukes.
I think if the EU doesn't defend itself as well as it should, Russia will start taking over its formerly Soviet Union countries, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, etc. Once Russia has all that land, who knows?
Germany and Russia are slowly moving towards an alliance, so why should Russia contemplate invading the ruler of the EU? The former is in favour of NATO being disbanded and welcomes the withdrawal of US troops from Europe.
If anyone thinks a Russia - German alliance is unlikely they should recall that the foreign policy experts of the time laughed to scorn the possibility of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
Russia could do it, but there’s likely to be a nuclear exchange in the process.
How? The EU has a large military force, nukes of their own and a combined GDP that dwarfs anything Russia is capable of by magnitudes.
Russia could do it, but there’s likely to be a nuclear exchange in the process.
Russia can easily overrun half of the European Union before NATO could muster a response. And the question remains whether NATO even would.
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