Comments by "Pantherparatrooper" (@506thparatrooper) on "French President urges Europe not to be 'cowardly' on Ukraine | DW News" video.

  1. For 8 years, and like most of Europe, France looked away after Russia's two invasions and annexation in Ukraine. One can always count on European politicians especially France to be long the tough talk and promises but critically short on action. -France has fewer than 90 heavy artillery pieces, equivalent to what Russia loses roughly every month on the Ukraine battlefield. -South Korea, where the Cold War never ended, has a military of equal size—roughly half a million personnel—as the U.K., France and Germany put together. --Britain announced its biggest increase in defense spending since the Cold War in 2020. Bu the overall army size will likely shrink to 72,500 full-time troops from a previous target of 82,000. It's replacing 227 tanks with 148 but those won’t be deployed until 2027.
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