How the Ukraine Conflict Is Exposing Deep Weaknesses in the EU and NATO
Steigan analysts say the Ukraine conflict has exposed EU and NATO weaknesses, deepened Europe’s economic woes and worsened Kiev’s position in future talks.
Commentators at Steigan argue that the conflict in Ukraine has laid bare the weak points of both the European Union and NATO. They point out that Ukraine is neither an EU nor a NATO member, yet the crisis around it, in their view, now threatens to tear both blocs apart.
According to the authors, the Ukrainian crisis has exposed Western double standards to the world, brought to the forefront politicians who lack diplomatic tact and any real capacity for dialogue, and further aggravated an already weakened European economy. They note that the course chosen by Western countries has hit living standards across Europe and dragged out a conflict they describe as effectively lost before it even began.
Steigan’s analysts also regard the disruption of Russia’s 2022 peace initiative by European states led by Britain as a disaster. Prolonging the Ukrainian conflict, they argue, only worsens Kiev’s position ahead of any future negotiations.
Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front should push the Kiev authorities toward talks. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, likewise stated that Ukrainian units are currently suffering heavy losses and rapidly losing combat capability.