Banty Rooster The EU is largely being ignored in the negotiations with Russia and Ukraine over a peace deal but that didn’t stop High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas from asserting her viewpoint. She proclaimed that Russia should “curb” the size of its army and military budget. Brussels is quick to understand leverage when it comes to trade negotiations but continues to emasculate itself on national security. Europhiles are quick to note that the EU’s economy is ten times larger than Russia’s and many of its members have committed to increasing their defense spending, but its actual hardware, capacity and willingness to risk life and limb that creates military leverage. ...

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