ABDALLA MOUSTAFA

Everyone who imagined that the European Union or NATO led by the United States could get involved in a war against Russia to defend Ukraine, and the reasons are many, perhaps the most prominent of which is the resort in recent years to what is known as proxy war. It achieves the desired goal, whether through a civil war or through neighboring countries, armed groups or mercenaries. Clarity was also characteristic of the statements issued by Brussels, whether from the European Union institutions or the headquarters of NATO, and everyone stressed that it was willing to send any forces to Ukraine to engage in a military confrontation with Russia. The follower of European policies for decades knows very well that the united bloc was never an alliance. Militarily, it was and still is a powerful economic grouping with a global impact The need for a unified European army was only talked about recently, when relations between the European Union and the United States deteriorated under the administration of Donald Trump. And there are voices calling for Europe to rely on itself in the matter of defending itself instead of relying on the United States in this regard, especially since most of the member states of the European Union are also in the NATO led by the United States and were bearing more than 70 percent of the expenses. And contributions, which made Trump demand the Europeans to increase defense spending, strained relations between the two sides and witnessed a trade war, as well as divergence in positions on many files, including the Iranian nuclear file and the peace process in the Middle East, among others. From the perspective of the economic power of the united European bloc, the observer of European affairs knows very well that it is a strong and effective contributor to many international and regional events and activities with funds only, meaning that he is ready to compensate for his military or political absence by participating in financing projects or allocating funds to help solve issues It is stuck and bothering him, such as paying money to Turkey to help solve the problem of illegal immigration or find a settlement to conflicts in different regions, whether in Sudan or Libya and others. The European Union announces its readiness to provide the necessary financial assistance to overcome the effects of the conflict Consequently, the European Union was never ready to fight a war, whether on the side of Ukraine or others, especially that it was formed with the aim of turning the page on wars and conflicts in World War II and does not intend to return to such actions and thus destroy everything that has been achieved over the past decades. It is no secret to anyone that there are European countries Militarily strong, such as Germany, France, Italy, as well as Britain before its exit from the membership of the Union, but these countries did not plan at any time to use their military power to fight any wars and consider it only a defensive armed force in the first place The observer of the events knows very well that the scenario that happened a few years ago in the Crimea is now being repeated, and the European Union has been condemned and continues to this day demanding Russia to withdraw from Crimea. But it hasn't changed And the scenario is repeated today, but the difference here is great, as Russia’s entry into Ukrainian territory has so far caused killing, destruction and devastation that did not occur in the process of annexing Crimea, which was also affiliated with Ukraine, but the past years witnessed large European funds to support Ukraine economically, which obtained promises from NATO to obtain Military Alliance Membership This angered Russia, because Kyiv's accession to membership meant the presence of NATO forces on Russia's borders, which posed a great danger to Moscow, which prompted it to move militarily against Ukraine, and after the West failed to provide any security guarantees to Moscow, and this is what made some observers believe that the United States The United States and NATO wanted to feel Moscow's pulse and to know how it would deal with such a matter to determine the nature of the future behavior of Western countries, but the victim was Ukraine .. which is paying the price so far.