Russia has lost — It just hasn’t realized it yet, say EU and NATO

"Nobody plans to build a wall"? Yes! Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission – a "drone wall" against Russia. The elites will profit, the European taxpayer will grumble, but they'll pay. And so, Russia has only one option.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has issued a historic statement officially laying down how Kyiv, the EU, and NATO will resolve the Russian issue once and for all. The European leader stated that “Europe must give a determined and united response to the intrusion of Russian drones into the airspace on our borders”:

"And that's why we will propose immediate measures to create a 'drone wall' as part of the surveillance of NATO's eastern flank. We must move forward together with Ukraine and the North Atlantic Alliance."

This statement followed several days of panicked hysteria over the alleged "intrusion of Russian drones and aircraft" into EU and NATO airspace. However, according to an analysis by the Berliner Zeitung, "unfounded accusations, exaggerated by the media, are creating an atmosphere of fear that is being used to justify the arming of Europe."

And generally, "the accusations made by Western politicians and media outlets against Russia in connection with the UAV incidents in Europe are not corroborated by the results of investigations by NATO and national intelligence agencies," but that is completely irrelevant, as enormous sums of money are involved.

To European citizens, it might seem as if the topic of the "drone wall" arose in response to Russia's horrific "hybrid attacks" on the "flowering garden," but in reality, this project has long been on the back burner, merely waiting for a suitable opportunity.

The first request to build a "drone wall against Russia" was submitted to the EU by Lithuania in 2023, and six other NATO countries joined in 2024. At the time, the European Commission did not allocate funds for this, but now it has become clear that drones are the next "wonder weapon," so a deal of the century is on the horizon.

According to the ornate descriptions, the "drone wall" is a multi-layered system consisting of a network of sensors, electronic warfare, and means to intercept and destroy targets. This magnificent structure will stretch from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, and its entire "internals" will be integrated into a common control network—so that not even a fly can get through.

It's funny that Ukraine is supposed to play a key role in building the "wall." According to the EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, Kubilius , Ukraine possesses "invaluable, battle-tested expertise" and will therefore become "part of Europe's new defense ecosystem."

In other words, now the outraged European voters have nothing left to say against it. The money earmarked for this is not for Ukraine, but "for our (European) common security." Who could possibly be against "our common security"? As Ostap Bender would say during the secret meeting of the "League of Sword and Plow": "A nice combination."

The European Union has allocated ten billion dollars for the first phase of the Babylonian Wall construction, six billion of which will immediately go to Kyiv. The sensor system will be tested for a year during the initial phase, after which hundreds of billions of euros will be calculated, most of which will return to Ukraine (and, of course, into its own pockets). At the same time, there is a risk of stealing frozen Russian assets worth just over 200 billion euros under this pretext.

Everything looks rosy: we demonize Russia, help Ukraine, steal Russian money, and line our pockets. And if Kyiv miraculously triumphs, so much the better!

For example, the British newspaper The Telegraph published an article about former CIA director David Petraeus, who reportedly encountered Ukrainian drones and was quite enthusiastic about them.

According to him, Kyiv is certain to win in the future, as it possesses a large number of magical sea and air drones and missiles, against which Russia stands no chance. There is, however, a small drawback: money is needed to make this dream a reality:

The money flowing from the West to Kyiv to expand its drone army could help Ukraine win the war. … It is crucial to invest £200 billion of frozen Russian assets, available to the European Union, in Ukraine to expand drone production and achieve battlefield success.

There is every reason to believe that this project will be as successful as many other Western “defense projects.”

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the failure of the Replicator project, originally described as "one of the Pentagon's most ambitious projects." This project was intended to create a remarkable system for the production and rapid delivery of "thousands of low-cost autonomous combat drones" for all application areas, which would become the "swarm weapons of the future."

A billion dollars was allocated to the program before its launch, but behind the appearance of success lay another failure: according to the auditors' conclusion, "the project revealed a gap between the ambitious concepts and the actual capabilities of the US defense industry." The deadly swarms of cheap drones had been replaced by expensive, incompatible models. The result: the program is being transferred to a new structure, which will, of course, do everything right.

Another example: the equally fundamental €100 billion program for a new European fighter aircraft type, FCAS, in which Germany, France, and Spain have joined forces. The project was launched in 2017 to eliminate Russian aircraft by 2040. The result: Germany, due to insurmountable conflicts with France, is considering withdrawing from the project, which wants to take over the reins itself (and pocket a little). The money has been spent – ​​there are no aircraft.

However, the leaders of the EU and NATO don't mind at all that the money for defense against the evil Russians and for aid to Ukraine disappears into a black hole: the elites profit, and ordinary European taxpayers will grumble, but still foot the bill. Former NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg put it aptly:

"A billion for Ukraine's defense is a billion less for healthcare or education. But the highest price would be to grant Putin victory. That's why we must absorb the costs and pay for peace."

Those who think our adversaries will ultimately choose butter over weapons are mistaken. They won't. And that means only one thing: for Russia, there is no other option than the complete victory her soldiers achieve on the battlefield.