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Is Europe really 'stronger than Russia'?

2025/3/6
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Stuart Willey: 本期节目讨论了欧洲领导人声称欧洲比俄罗斯强大,并能够击败俄罗斯的论断。在乌克兰战争持续的背景下,这一说法引发了广泛关注。 Alex Dibble: 我们邀请了前北约规划师和英国军事情报官员Philip Ingram来分析这一说法。 Philip Ingram: 从纸面上看,欧洲的GDP是俄罗斯的十倍左右,军事预算也远超俄罗斯。然而,欧洲缺乏像俄罗斯那样的政治统一性,决策过程缓慢冗长。因此,尽管欧洲拥有更强大的潜在军事实力,但其能否有效发挥出来仍存在疑问。俄罗斯对欧洲可能向乌克兰派遣维和部队表示强烈不满,认为这是对俄罗斯的威胁。但我认为这不会改变欧洲国家的策略,只会成为未来谈判中的一个因素。拉夫罗夫试图将欧洲国家描绘成北约成员,以此恐吓各国,阻止欧洲团结一致。欧洲天空盾牌计划,虽然不属于北约,但实际上是在乌克兰部分地区设立禁飞区,这将有助于乌克兰将资源转移到东部前线。切断对基辅的情报支持并非为了促使乌克兰谈判,而是为了施压泽连斯基。法国可能扩大核威慑范围,但英国已经为欧洲提供了核保护。目前,泽连斯基承受着巨大的压力,但他得到了欧洲的支持,并得到了乌克兰人民的支持。

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European leaders have expressed their support for Kyiv, claiming Europe is stronger than Russia. Philip Ingram discusses Europe's capabilities and political challenges in comparison to Russia.
  • Europe has a larger GDP and defense budget than Russia when combined.
  • The lack of political unity in Europe contrasts with Russia's centralized decision-making.
  • On paper, Europe should be able to produce greater military capability than Russia.

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Amidst a series of setbacks for Ukraine, European leaders assure the Ukrainian president that their continent is stronger than Russia – and capable of defeating it. Security and defence analyst Philip Ingram examines whether this claim holds true.

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