The Russian-Ukrainian war rolls on, what I noticed is Europe has failed to adequately support Ukraine. Yes, Europe has provided resources to Ukraine but many would argue it is too little, too late. European nations have been remiss in their somewhat wishy washy support of a nation under attack by what should be branded as a rogue nation. Many non-European nations such as Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia have supported Ukraine. Whilst a non-European nation, the United States under the Biden Administration has provided Ukraine with weapons and support.

Europe is hopeless in some regards, it was clear there was a presidential election in 2024 and the Biden Administration was faltering. So there was a very good chance Donald Trump would be elected, European governments had plenty of time to plan. Furthermore, NATO has been aware of Russian aggression for three years now so they have had plenty of time to increase military expenditure. Europe should have been increasing production and capability supplying weapons and intelligence support to Ukraine.

The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that it is unreasonable to expect 300 million Americans to defend 500 million Europeans against 140 million Russians. That is a very astute comment; however, to be fair Russia is nuclear armed and the majority of European nation with the exception of France and Britain. If Russia wishes to engage in a conventional war, it would like be a series of tank battles supported by artillery. The time is now, Europe must unite to present a force to deter Russian aggression against NATO nations.