Pope criticizes US bid to 'break apart' US-Europe alliance
58 points by sipofwater
by general1465
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It is also stupidly transparent attempt, which will create rally around the flag effect for EU - Sure EU has issues, but when you have two powers openly claiming that they are out to get you, you are not going to sleep, you will start barricading your house.
Countries are not really intending to leave the EU, not even Hungary, because they know very well that big boys outside will turn them into their toy.
by hmm37
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Even if US seems like it's acting in bad faith here, I rather the Pope not step into politics of this sort and concentrate more on the religious realm. It seems like the papacy would be stepping backwards if it got more involved in politics/geopolitics again, and not simply looking for peace.
by sipofwater
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Mirror for "Pope criticizes US bid to ‘break apart’ US-Europe alliance, insists on Europe role in Ukraine peace": https://archive.ph/TD5WA
by ta9000
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This isn’t the US vs EU, it’s Trump vs EU. I don’t know anyone that thinks Russia is more of an ally than the EU.
by burnt-resistor
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When an aggressor and a super power claim they're offering a "peace process", they're actually colluding to offer a surrender process when they fail to include the defending party in good faith. It's complete bullshit. In diplomacy terms, whenever you hear "peace process" used in news media, mentally substitute "America's demands" because that's the most frequent reality. Trump is in Putin's pocket, the sky is blue, and nothing will change until Kyiv is able to sustain and expand hobbling of Russia's economy while resisting gamified "peace" strategic pauses; UA drone strikes on RU petrochem facilities are getting more effective over time.
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