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Europe is becoming a US 'vassal', leading think tank warns (www.brusselstimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cyu to c/[email protected]

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ECFR: with possible exception of France, whole of Europe "has almost completely renounced the idea of greater strategic autonomy." "We are so vassalised that we can't even admit to it. If we did, then people might figure it out and that would be terrible."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"That word 'vassal' really did trigger some people [...] It sounded like they were basically saying: 'You're right, but don't talk about it this way.'"

That's exactly my view too, stop calling us vassals, we're literally hostages 😭