I'm not satisfied at all with Europe response so far, but i might be missing something here.
> can I rely on these people who threw out every treaty for a want of sleeping without a blanket?
Why isn't the US sending troops? Because the risk of escalation and nukes are unacceptable. In case you forgot, Europe also has nuclear powers and the risk of escalation is higher if the EU as an organization openly acts on more then soft power.
And as far as i know, only the US and the UK are ignoring a treaty to offer security to Ukraine.
Again, I'm not satisfied with the response so far, but what exactly are you suggesting so that EU bureaucrats don't lose their credibility?
> Because the risk of escalation and nukes are unacceptable.
He can lob a nuke right now, but he knows he will lose against the US.
He will retreat to avoid an even bigger defeat.
Thugs I fought in my teenage years, even when they brought a knife to the fight, when they are afraid of getting KOed, and humiliated in front of their peers, they wrap up, and leave.
They don't want to get beaten up, risk humiliation, and potentially committing murder at the same time.
Similarly, US can give Russian state 2 choices, a defeat with orderly surrender, or end like Yugoslavia, but 10 times worse.
> can I rely on these people who threw out every treaty for a want of sleeping without a blanket?
Why isn't the US sending troops? Because the risk of escalation and nukes are unacceptable. In case you forgot, Europe also has nuclear powers and the risk of escalation is higher if the EU as an organization openly acts on more then soft power.
And as far as i know, only the US and the UK are ignoring a treaty to offer security to Ukraine.
Again, I'm not satisfied with the response so far, but what exactly are you suggesting so that EU bureaucrats don't lose their credibility?