This is the Guardian.
Today, the EU arms up like never before.
But will it be enough to deter Russia?
You know
that scene in the Roadrunner cartoons when the coyote chases the roadrunner right off a cliff,
but he doesn't immediately realize it?
Europe over the past few weeks is the coyote.
It's looking down and realizing the us, which is, I guess,
the ground in this metaphor, is no longer willing to be the foundation of European security.
Europe has no way to defend itself alone, and it's a long way down.
That realization has kicked off a frenzy of announcements that these past few days.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to increase.
The number of Polish men available for military exercises as the country aims to.
Play a leading role.
As the Continent scrambles to rewrite constitutions, rip up fiscal rules,
and gather together under a nuclear umbrella to take on military threats,
whether they're coming from Moscow or maybe one day from Washington.
From the Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.
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