11 December 2025, 14:01

Expert: Europe is a tiger with its teeth pulled

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MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) – The conflict in Ukraine has weakened and disarmed Europe, eroding the EU’s capacity to act as an independent entity, Bulgarian political analyst Plamen Paskov said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

The analyst noted that some EU officials have openly stated that Europe must be ready for war with Russia by 2030. However, he questioned the logic behind such a position, pointing out that the European Union is not a sovereign entity.

“Europe is a mixed bag, essentially without an independent agenda. Therefore, Europe would be pushed into such a war with Russia. But this would not be like the times of Napoleon or Hitler, when a largely unified Europe fought against Russia. Napoleon and Hitler had entirely different motives,” Plamen Paskov argued.

Reflecting on the nearly four-year-long conflict in Ukraine, Plamen Paskov identified one of its results as the weakening and disarmament of Europe, as well as the region’s growing subordination to Washington. “Europe has become a tiger with its teeth pulled, a tiger no larger than Tabaqui the jackal. Europe has been disarmed and stripped of its energy base. Without energy, there can be no industry. That means rising unemployment and a worsening demographic crisis. Europe will find itself in a situation similar to Germany’s after World War I,” concluded Plamen Paskov.