There Is Nothing Unusual ...

 ... about that. To those who still believe in Europe's "military-industrial might", so far Euro-NATO sent ... 15 military personnel to Greenland. 

Why are EU leaders suddenly being nice to Russia? The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine?

The question asked is legitimate and the answer is very simple--of course it is not genuine. For those in discussion boards here who will rush with warnings to Russia not to trust the West, don't worry--Russians are not as dumb as you might think. Speaking of which--sadly only in Russian--Leo Tolstoy's great-great-grandson Petr Tolstoy delivers a doze of Russian geopolitical realism on one of the talk shows in Russia. 

In related news, Garland sent me this))

Russia's military is suffering heavy losses fighting in Ukraine, with up to 25,000 soldiers killed a month, NATO's top civilian official said this week, calling the carnage "unsustainable" for Moscow. "The Russians, at the moment, are losing massive amounts of their soldiers thanks to the Ukrainian defense," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told European lawmakers at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday. He said that 20,000 to 25,000 troops are dying each month as the war drags on. "I'm not talking seriously wounded. Killed." Rutte clarified. He compared the incredibly high losses to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, where an estimated 15,000 of its soldiers were killed over a period of more than nine years.

No, Mark, they gave you a very low number, real number of Russians killed a months is 100500 (Russians will know this number)). Europe is over, period. For people who still miss the most important part in Vladimir Putin's statement during the ceremony of receiving new ambassadors in Kremlin--it wasn't just about "cooperation in Europe", the most important part was what Russia preached since 1990s--ONLY on the mutually respectful bases, with Russia viewed as equal. All of Russia, Putin included, knows that this is impossible due to factors I speak about non-stop: majority of Europeans (I stress it--majority but not all) view and will continue to view Russians as subhumans. Russia can live without Europe. 

Speaking about "massive Russian losses", here is video evidence of 404 terrorists enjoying realities of the war with Russia. At Slavyansk-Kramatorsk operational direction--like rats, filthy, demoralized, hiding in dugouts in fear of encounter with Russian standoff weapons, artillery, UAVs and, most terrifying, Russian Army's storm groups. NATO--that's you. 

Now, some sat photos of the Bilche-Volitsko-Uhersky facility, gas control system, (make no mistake--this is NOT photo of now confirmed punctured has storage) which is gone after the visit by Mr. Oreshnik. 

I can only repeat what Dmitry Medvedev said. 

Correct.