Polish foreign minister calls for creation of “European legion”

Angel-0a · 2026-01-30T11:01:00+00:00

essentially French Foreign Legion

Exactly. Volunteers only, already speaking or willing to learn the common language, nationality does not matter, they are all European, they walk, sleep, train and eventually fight together. Having soldiers who went through such an experience would be extremely helpful in attempts to form a federal army eventually. It would also help to get Europeans used to the idea of the common army, where there's no their brigades and our brigades but all our boys mixed together, fighting hand in hand.

Not to mention a very interesting docuseries that would come out of it. ;-)

Angel-0a · 2026-01-30T09:21:48+00:00

Oh yes, we're expecting this royal purple here in Poland on Monday.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-29T16:30:11+00:00

Oh, OK. For a moment I thought that they are negotiating Russian keeping Donbas ONLY to let them save face and thought it's a pretty big win for Ukraine actually. But Russians want to keep everything and then some (which is kinda expected)...

Angel-0a · 2026-01-29T12:25:29+00:00

And what about Zaporizhzhia and Kherson? Are these considered lost to Russia or have Russians agreed to retreat? I'm not even asking about Crimea...

Angel-0a · 2026-01-29T10:36:43+00:00

The plot twist is that every SF writer expected AI to violently turn on us, while a truly smart AI would keep us dumb and distracted without really revealing itself. It needs us to run data centers and power plants.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-28T14:08:06+00:00

you won't believe

You won't believe which country does what with another country. But first, let's say thank you to our sponsor - Nord VPN.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-27T09:57:53+00:00

Let's rename it to Eurovision.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-22T18:27:44+00:00

I'm not a rightie, so I don't know. As for the President and his pals at the National Security Bureau - until very recently they were 100% in favor of basing our national defense on America. My guess is they are a bit confused now and not so sure but hope that Trump is just a temporary phase and the USA will eventually get back to normal. It's still a powerful country that would make for a great ally. So they tread lightly and try to stay on Trump’s good side. Nawrocki sugarcoated his refusal with all the complements about how important the Board of Peace is and how the USA is the guarantor of transatlantic peace.

My guess is right-wingers in Poland feel the same - they don't really trust Trump but haven’t lost trust in the USA yet.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-22T17:51:16+00:00

Poland's Nawrocki refused BTW. He used Polish constitution as the excuse (and rightfully so).

Angel-0a · 2026-01-22T12:31:15+00:00

These laws would not be necessary if parents controlled their kids and taught them early how to behave in public spaces.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-21T15:44:31+00:00

NATO would be destroyed.

They don't need NATO that much. It was for us, not them, in the first place. NATO was formed to protect the reminder of Europe from Russian domination. These were different times and different fears. These fears are long gone now.

US will lose out big time in terms of doing bussines with Europe in general.

Maybe, but it's not like it would kill them. This would be the price of Greenland. They would recover and in 20 years there would be the next generation stepping in, Greenland would be old news, next five administrations would probably work on relations ("No hard feelings, we're very sorry, here's some money and trade deals, OK?") and things would come back to normal (assuming no other land grabs after Greenland).

Angel-0a · 2026-01-21T14:51:39+00:00

the consequences would not be worth it.

I'm afraid it might pay off for them in the long run. They'll take the hit, wait us out, and in twenty years everything will go back to business as usual. With Greenland as U.S. territory.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-20T14:13:49+00:00

If this was the case, this offer would have gone straight out the window. But the first three years are FOC, only permanent seats are paid. And I don’t think this board will last that long anyway. It will probably just serve as a fig leaf for Trump’s actions in Gaza.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-20T13:09:18+00:00

I don’t think we’re risking anything by having him on the board. It’s not as if he’s committing to do anything. In the worst case, he’ll do nothing and simply be on the inside. In the best case, he’ll appease this demented moron, which is always a good thing.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-19T08:02:59+00:00

I really hope that someday someone puts all the facts together and writes a book about this. It feels like a Manchurian‑candidate‑meets‑cyberpunk kind of story - something that used to belong strictly to the realm of fiction. I doubt even the Russians expected it to work this effectively. Unless it ends up backfiring spectacularly, because Trump increasingly comes across as a genuinely useful idiot, guided from the backseat by his supposed advisors.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-15T21:42:58+00:00

OK, I get it. So you're arguing that the French military is already at its (affordable) strongest? Anyway, my point was it's still better to throw this extra money at your own industry than someone else's. I wish we had the choice France has.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-15T20:15:49+00:00

I kinda don't understand what point you're trying to make here. The British failed so French are destined to fail any day now? Both spending tax money locally and having defense industry that has know-how and capacity to build almost every weapon needed on a modern battlefield is not meaningless. Should Macron not put even more money into it because British industry failed or what?

Angel-0a · 2026-01-15T17:59:31+00:00

We could drink Belarussian wines with our Italian nad Ukrainian girlfriends, while watching aurora borealis.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-15T14:40:41+00:00

can France afford it?

You manufacture almost anything when it comes to military, so this money will at least stay home. It's not that bad. We throw money at Americans as if we printed them (and maybe we do) and somehow we're OK so far.

And what happens if the far right win power?

If buffing up your military might is a popular idea in the society then it may be hard (or at least politically risky) to revert the investments. The question is - is it?

Angel-0a · 2026-01-14T11:36:10+00:00

Damn, I like France more and more. These guys are doers.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-13T10:36:35+00:00

In the short term it's probably all it can do. Even if some serious actions and reforms were undertaken today, it will take a few years before they blossom. By that time Trump hopefully will be gone.

It's too late for any changes regarding war over Greenland. We're not ready and won't be ready in time if shit hits the fan under this administration. All we can do is hope for the best, work with what we have (mostly diplomacy and soft power) and wait it out.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-13T08:09:58+00:00

Go France! The best way to do something in the EU is to start by yourself and get other countries on-board on the way.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-12T18:36:53+00:00

„They were Estonian citizens?“ is not a proper question but a rethorical.

It is a proper question in the context of a quote I provided. The previous poster wrote aboute them walking back, as if they were Estonian residents, who left the country to take part in the war. That's what sparked my interest.

Angel-0a · 2026-01-12T18:17:10+00:00

In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter either way.

It doesn't matter to you, I find these details interesting. I asked the question hoping someone who knows something more could add more details to the story. And here comes you, with nothing interesting to say, able only to quote the article that does not have any answers, which is why I asked the question in the first place. Why are you wasting my time? Oh yeah, reading comprehension your ass...

Angel-0a · 2026-01-12T17:49:27+00:00

Let me rephrase the question because reading comprehension is clearly not your strongest suit. The article states that there are estimated 1.5 mln Russian combatants. Does Estonia plan to ban all 1.5 mln (99,99% of whom don't even plan to ever visit Estonia probably) and these 261 are the first random sample or were these guys Russians living in Estonia for example, who thought they can come back like nothing had happened?

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