>russia should “curb” the size of its army and military budget in order to ensure a lasting peace in Ukraine, said the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, adding that Western leaders should not fall into the “trap” of discussing restrictions on Kyiv’s army during peace talks with Moscow.
LittleSchwein1234 on
Obviously. The question is whether that can be achieved and enforced.
Ant0n61 on
That’s more like it.
Aggressors should have their military called in question, not the other way around.
SeveralLadder on
Finally, someone that makes sense!
Ok_Photo_865 on
All I think of is 👏👏well done👏👏
Nice-Appearance-9720 on
EU can’t abolish daytime hour change internally, will enforce military cap on countries.
smallbatter on
“Should “
DramaticSimple4315 on
I must say that I worry about the statements Kaja Kallas has been making as of lately.
Obviously no sensible individual would disagree on principle with a cap on russian imperialism – which has been restated once again today in their new national strategy, explicitely advocating for subversion by proxy of russian minorities. But let’s face that this is a completely vacuous demand given the strategic context. Caps come with enforcement mechanisms or trust and transparency measures in the context of a multilateral disarmament. Who is seriously going to hope that the putinist regime will cave in to such conditions?
I fear that she tries with those quite outlandish statements to stay relevant mediatically as VDL is organizing a takeover of foreign affairs and marginalizing the EEAS. And in any case, such statements will not help the institution. And she might get even more put into a box by main european leaders as they see her as an impediment.
Altruistic_Ad_0 on
And how are you going to make them do that exactly?
panadom on
Kaja Kallas is so out of touch with what is going on it is kinda embarrassing that this is the extend of European diplomacy. Fucking Turkey has more of a diplomatic say in international relations than us.
wolflance1 on
WTF happened today? Why dumb politicians jump out of the woodwork one after another to flaunt their stupidity? First Vdr, then Merz, then Kaja Kallas?
We all know this is not realistically achievable. This has gone beyond delusion to a level where she is actively and intentionally ignoring the cold hard reality.
Capping military size is a demand only a victor can make. That victor is Russia. It is Russia that can demand Ukraine to cap its military, cede territories, and pay indemnity, or force it down Ukraine’s throat if Ukraine refuses. The reverse simply is not true, there is not a single thing Europe and Ukraine can make Russia do.
If Europe really seriously wants to demand Russia to cap its military, what about becoming that victor first before spewing such retarded garbage? Surely she isn’t suffering from some kind of brain damage?
MVmikehammer on
It is not about putting it into practice or enforcing it, it is mostly about rhetoric. And European Union’s official position being that Russian military forces should be capped post-war is something new for Russia and for Putin. The will take it as a ‘choking from shock’ insult.
It will very likely prompt the drunk-ass intern at Medvedyev’s office to make some more comments about Russian nuclear dildo supply under his social media accounts.
megabyteraider on
Are we applauding this hollow and toothless statement by our top diplomat? I’d expect a comment like that coming from an reddit armchair general or Trump, but not from Europe’s top diplomat.
Because if anything goes, why not demand Russian army to only use water guns? Or Putin dressing up as as a ballerina second Saturday every month?
Any statement should be backed up by muscles. Unless Miss Kalas also happens to be a Reddit general.
You can go ahead and downvote me now
FeherDenes on
Ye… good luck getting them to actually do that
DanRomio on
Oh dear Kaja, such a loudmouth.
Couldn’t do shit since her election to the EU commission, yet somehow thinks she has enough leverage to limit Russian army.
Welp, words are cheap, especially from her mouth.
Tyomke on
Dream on
Affectionate_Box8203 on
Great job, Kaja Kallas. Would you cap it yourself?
Eland51298 on
Yeah, sure, I agree, but how do we force russia to do that?
Unfortunately, the world does not care about our wishes and hopes, and if we have no way of forcing russia to do so, then it is just empty talk.
Nagash24 on
Putin has no interest in doing that, therefore it will only happen if someone can force him to do it. If we could do it, we could have done so already, therefore we can’t force him to do it. Therefore stating this serves zero purpose.
trtmrtzivotnijesmrt on
Wow! How insightful.
Now, my *top* diplomat, tell me how are you actually planning to do that?
It did not work before and will not work in the future. The only guarantee for peace is having proper armies for deterrence.
Hungover994 on
Well you’d have to beat them in a war first like with the world wars
alkbch on
Strong old lady yells at clouds vibe.
Jeanfromthe54 on
No wonder nobody wants to talk with her, it’s so unrealistic there is no point to discuss.
And Europe want to stay relevant with that kind of incompetence at the helm of its diplomacy?
Traumfahrer on
We all pay this obvious nonsense.
TerranigmaArk on
That would be great. How does she intend to enforce that? Ask Santa about it?
OkKnowledge2064 on
thats about as realistic as russia giving back crimea. come on guys youre not being serious. this doesnt even pass as maximalist demands
Adventurous_Can408 on
I don’t know what diplomats from Baltic states smoke, but wherever it is it must be really good…
ravenhawk10 on
all just performative virtue signalling if these limits are as high as the ones proposed for Ukraine. Ukraine is not going to maintain 800k army in peacetime, or even 600k for that matter.
Plus realistically everyone’s going to get around these limits by maintaining massive reserve forces that can be activated reasonably quickly in wartime.
Hot_Individual5081 on
my dick size should be bigger
OddAcanthaceae8490 on
The only point of this is to make European feel better.
dkrowner5 on
They are capped, it’s with nuclear warheads
CalligrapherSenior52 on
How did this woman get this job? She just talks out of her mouth like she was on social media. She doesn’t talk about solutions, about how Ukraine can win there, how NATO can reverse the situation, send troops to Ukraine, send more equipament to Ukraine, she just keeps bitching nonsense.
It’s a war, not a social media discussion
EmptyBodybuilder7376 on
Yeah, and I should get a billion Euros a day and be married to both Ana de Armas and Scarlett Johansson.
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>russia should “curb” the size of its army and military budget in order to ensure a lasting peace in Ukraine, said the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, adding that Western leaders should not fall into the “trap” of discussing restrictions on Kyiv’s army during peace talks with Moscow.
Obviously. The question is whether that can be achieved and enforced.
That’s more like it.
Aggressors should have their military called in question, not the other way around.
Finally, someone that makes sense!
All I think of is 👏👏well done👏👏
EU can’t abolish daytime hour change internally, will enforce military cap on countries.
“Should “
I must say that I worry about the statements Kaja Kallas has been making as of lately.
Obviously no sensible individual would disagree on principle with a cap on russian imperialism – which has been restated once again today in their new national strategy, explicitely advocating for subversion by proxy of russian minorities. But let’s face that this is a completely vacuous demand given the strategic context. Caps come with enforcement mechanisms or trust and transparency measures in the context of a multilateral disarmament. Who is seriously going to hope that the putinist regime will cave in to such conditions?
I fear that she tries with those quite outlandish statements to stay relevant mediatically as VDL is organizing a takeover of foreign affairs and marginalizing the EEAS. And in any case, such statements will not help the institution. And she might get even more put into a box by main european leaders as they see her as an impediment.
And how are you going to make them do that exactly?
Kaja Kallas is so out of touch with what is going on it is kinda embarrassing that this is the extend of European diplomacy. Fucking Turkey has more of a diplomatic say in international relations than us.
WTF happened today? Why dumb politicians jump out of the woodwork one after another to flaunt their stupidity? First Vdr, then Merz, then Kaja Kallas?
We all know this is not realistically achievable. This has gone beyond delusion to a level where she is actively and intentionally ignoring the cold hard reality.
Capping military size is a demand only a victor can make. That victor is Russia. It is Russia that can demand Ukraine to cap its military, cede territories, and pay indemnity, or force it down Ukraine’s throat if Ukraine refuses. The reverse simply is not true, there is not a single thing Europe and Ukraine can make Russia do.
If Europe really seriously wants to demand Russia to cap its military, what about becoming that victor first before spewing such retarded garbage? Surely she isn’t suffering from some kind of brain damage?
It is not about putting it into practice or enforcing it, it is mostly about rhetoric. And European Union’s official position being that Russian military forces should be capped post-war is something new for Russia and for Putin. The will take it as a ‘choking from shock’ insult.
It will very likely prompt the drunk-ass intern at Medvedyev’s office to make some more comments about Russian nuclear dildo supply under his social media accounts.
Are we applauding this hollow and toothless statement by our top diplomat? I’d expect a comment like that coming from an reddit armchair general or Trump, but not from Europe’s top diplomat.
Because if anything goes, why not demand Russian army to only use water guns? Or Putin dressing up as as a ballerina second Saturday every month?
Any statement should be backed up by muscles. Unless Miss Kalas also happens to be a Reddit general.
You can go ahead and downvote me now
Ye… good luck getting them to actually do that
Oh dear Kaja, such a loudmouth.
Couldn’t do shit since her election to the EU commission, yet somehow thinks she has enough leverage to limit Russian army.
Welp, words are cheap, especially from her mouth.
Dream on
Great job, Kaja Kallas. Would you cap it yourself?
Yeah, sure, I agree, but how do we force russia to do that?
Unfortunately, the world does not care about our wishes and hopes, and if we have no way of forcing russia to do so, then it is just empty talk.
Putin has no interest in doing that, therefore it will only happen if someone can force him to do it. If we could do it, we could have done so already, therefore we can’t force him to do it. Therefore stating this serves zero purpose.
Wow! How insightful.
Now, my *top* diplomat, tell me how are you actually planning to do that?
What should we call it this time – The New and Improved [Adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapted_Conventional_Armed_Forces_in_Europe_Treaty), now with lemon-fresh scent?
It did not work before and will not work in the future. The only guarantee for peace is having proper armies for deterrence.
Well you’d have to beat them in a war first like with the world wars
Strong old lady yells at clouds vibe.
No wonder nobody wants to talk with her, it’s so unrealistic there is no point to discuss.
And Europe want to stay relevant with that kind of incompetence at the helm of its diplomacy?
We all pay this obvious nonsense.
That would be great. How does she intend to enforce that? Ask Santa about it?
thats about as realistic as russia giving back crimea. come on guys youre not being serious. this doesnt even pass as maximalist demands
I don’t know what diplomats from Baltic states smoke, but wherever it is it must be really good…
all just performative virtue signalling if these limits are as high as the ones proposed for Ukraine. Ukraine is not going to maintain 800k army in peacetime, or even 600k for that matter.
Plus realistically everyone’s going to get around these limits by maintaining massive reserve forces that can be activated reasonably quickly in wartime.
my dick size should be bigger
The only point of this is to make European feel better.
They are capped, it’s with nuclear warheads
How did this woman get this job? She just talks out of her mouth like she was on social media. She doesn’t talk about solutions, about how Ukraine can win there, how NATO can reverse the situation, send troops to Ukraine, send more equipament to Ukraine, she just keeps bitching nonsense.
It’s a war, not a social media discussion
Yeah, and I should get a billion Euros a day and be married to both Ana de Armas and Scarlett Johansson.
Fantasies are a wonderful thing.