Quote Originally Posted by On Balance View Post
All very true Omeg.

Peace in Europe, but for how long?
That's the thing OB!

Our own military leaders have been warning for years about the consequences of budget cuts and of ramped up Russian aggression. Any extra time a deal in Ukraine allows should be spent on urgently building up our defence capabilities. I'm sure many other European nations will be thinking the same.

Regardless of whether Americans begin to turn against him if domestic policies fail, Trump will hang on for his remaining term and cannot see him changing his views on Europe so a unified European defence strategy will certainly be needed if Putin is to be dissuaded from further acts of aggression.