European leaders, however, would be wise not to wait. While the White House and the Kremlin are preparing their summit, Europe can calmly set the terms of the debate, outlining what a sustainable peace does and doesn’t look like. And they can prepare a worse-case response.

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The brexiteers were delusional not for going for an emotional hook. That was deeply effective. They were delusional because of the simple mismatch between their dreams and the UK’s logistical capacity to be ‘big’

There’s no equivalent pro-EU delusion because there’s no equivalent mismatch

The UK’s constraints were in capacity, not willingness to act. Harnessing emotion fueled its willingness to act, but couldn’t change the lack of underlying capacity

For the EU, the constraint is not capacity — it’s big. The constraint is political willingness. Harnessing emotion can change that.

Thank you!

It’s a white supremacist fascist oligarchy enriching itself

I mean, that's fine -- a German character and a French character speaking to each other in English is totally believable

What comes across as absolutely ridiculous is 3 French soldiers - played by French actors - speaking to each other in English!