Bertrand de La Chesnais: Europe's Problems are Internal - Not Russian

Lieutenant General Bertrand de La Chesnais of the French Armed
Forces served in many operational theatres and had several
high-level roles within the French military establishment.
Lieutenant General Bertrand de La Chesnais discusses the failure
of Western policies toward Russia and the possibility of disaster
by continuing to go down the same path. The risks are growing,
and Europe continues to posture despite the disasters that await
it if it escalates further. Reality must reassert itself, which
entails Ukraine functioning as a neutral buffer and recognising
that Russia must have a seat at the table in Europe. This means
that the entire format for a federalised Europe must be
reconsidered, which has also undermined the traditional
nation-state. Europe must rebuild itself rather than drag the
rest of the world into its decline. Europe should clean its own
house first and reverse the decline caused by debt,
deindustrialization, social disorientation, loss of values, and
poor education.