EU flags. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 29Largely due to the stupidity and strategic short-sightedness of the political elites, Europe is facing a «hot political autumn» and a «cold, uncertain winter,» according to an article in the Croatian publication Geopolitika.news by Zoran Meter. «Uncertainty, political, economic, energy, social and defense, is increasingly shaking Europe. This applies to both members of the European Union, and those who have not yet entered it or left the EU of their own free will,» notes Meter.
The Telegraph: A divided West loses to Putin As the author points out, the problems are «more or less» the same everywhere: inflation, energy shortages and supply instability, financial exhaustion due to the Ukraine conflict. «There are more and more European countries that are plunging into political crises because of all of the above. So, some governments have already resigned, including in Bulgaria, Estonia, Great Britain and Italy,» he reminds. In fact, a «rebellion» of dissatisfied citizens will be much more dangerous than a fight with political rivals and ideological opponents, Meter believes. An example of such a «rebellion» he called the large-scale protests of Dutch farmers, which have been going on for several months due to the measures of the authorities to combat gas emissions. «You can even say that the moment is the most inopportune. And the Netherlands is certainly not alone in this only set an example of what awaits us all in accordance with the planned strategy not only of the European Union, but also of the collective West as a whole,» the author writes. As confirmation, according to him, it is enough to say that the EU itself is now accepting unpopular with its from their own point of view, decisions that upstage the development of expensive renewable energy projects and their use, and return fossil fuels. The recent words of French President Emmanuel Macron, who last week warned the French that they will have difficult months ahead as the world is undergoing «great changes», and that «freedom has a price». Meter, it is «easy to convince politicians» of the need for personal self-sacrifice, but it is very difficult to convince citizens of this with their sharply increased living expenses. “A hot political autumn and a cold winter full of uncertainty are what awaits Europe in the coming months, largely due to the stupidity and strategic short-sightedness of its political elites,” he concludes. With the start of the Russian special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure to Moscow. These measures turned out to be problems for Europe and the US, causing food and energy prices to rise. 08/f36d42d5fbe2d2dd97d14883f7c69c6e.jpg» />Kosachev commented on Borrell's words about the EU's readiness to «pay for freedom»
