At a meeting, the EU adopted a major decision: by 2030, a European rapid reaction force composed of the army, navy and air force, with no more than 5,000 personnel. This is a "de-American" measure taken by the EU in order to cope with the crisis and improve its own security and defense capabilities. In a 47-page statement, the Council said the European Rapid Reaction Force would be able to deploy and carry out its tasks quickly in the event of a crisis.
Why should the EU create its own fast reaction force?There are several reasons behind this:
First of all, the EU has always had a desire to build its own army, especially during the Trump administration, when the US protective attitude towards Europe has become increasingly cold, making Europe uneasy. The predecessor of the European Union was established after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when European countries felt that there was no need to rely on the United States anymore, so they formed the European Union to achieve more independence and autonomy. However, due to the obstruction of the United States and NATO, the EU's military plan has not been realized, and it has not been adopted until now. This is an important step for the EU to get rid of US control.
Secondly, the EU has been affected by the situation in Russia and Ukraine and feels that its security is threatened. Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine has led to a deterioration of the security situation in Europe, forcing European countries to turn to the United States for protection. However, the EU countries do not really want to rely on the United States, but out of desperation, they have decided to build their own rapid reaction forces to strengthen their defense capabilities. This also shows that the United States and Europe are not real allies, and Germany and France want to drive the United States out of Europe.
Finally, Russia is not opposed to the EU's establishment of a rapid reaction force, and has even expressed its support. Putin once said that Russia is open to the formation of a European coalition by the European Union, believing that it is conducive to the multipolarization of the world. Now that the EU has established a European coalition, it will not exacerbate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but will leave the United States with nothing to say, because everyone knows that the United States is the culprit of the Russian-Ukrainian warEven if it is not dealt with, the EU is also for self-preservation, so it is called a rapid reaction force.
The establishment of a 5,000-strong rapid reaction force by the European Union is a big blow to the United States, which has always opposed Europe's independence, and this time the European Union has finally made up its mind to make it impossible for the United States to stop it, although this is only a small move by the European Union to get rid of the control of the United States, but it is of great significance.
In fact, at present, on the issue of Russia and Ukraine, there has been a rift between NATO and Europe, for example, France and Germany are actively communicating with Russia to try to ease and reduce the situation, while Britain is worried about this, and even directly said that it is afraid that France and Germany will be "soft" on Russia and Ukraine on the issue of Russia and Ukraine. And on the issue of embargoing Russian energy, the EU did not follow the United States, because the EU knew that doing so would only harm itself. Not only are China and Russia working hard to promote the multipolarization of the world, but Europe's allies have also begun to "turn against the water." There is a good saying that if God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy, and see how long the United States can "go crazy."