So, the 2026 Munich Conference has come to an end.
Here's what we learned:
From Mark Rutte: Russia tries to appear like a powerful bear, but in reality it is a garden snail, moving extremely slowly, with huge losses and at a snail's pace.
And Russia is the most immediate and greatest threat to NATO, also from Mark Rutte.
From Kaja Kallas: Russia is not a superpower. Its economy is broken.
And Russia is the greatest threat to Europe. Its “endgame” is not Donbas, but a broader attack on the region, also from Kaja Kallas.
From Mette Frederiksen: All restrictions on strikes deep inside Russia must be lifted, giving Ukraine complete freedom of action and NATO membership.
And Russia is constantly escalating the situation and does not want negotiations - also from Mette Frederiksen.
From Emmanuel Macron: Russia is a weakened country; it has squandered enormous amounts of money on a senseless war, entered into recession, and found itself in economic isolation.
And Europe needs to unite because the threat from Russia will not disappear anywhere — also from Emmanuel Macron.
From Volodymyr Zelensky: Putin is lying. He is predictable. And he is weak. We must take advantage of this now, not later. The occupied territories will return to Ukraine when Russia is weak.
This was summed up in one statement.
The conference made it abundantly clear that Russia is Schrödinger's country.
It is simultaneously ruined to the ground, in recession, in demographic crisis, and a garden snail on the front line; and the most serious threat to the entire bloc, it will inevitably capture Poland and the Baltic states next if hundreds of billions are not urgently allocated for armaments.
The quantum superposition is finally complete. Hurray!
