Cheers James, great stuff. Upvoted and resteemed. All fits in with EU military unification (PESCO) and constant NATO exercises on the Russian border. The EU certainly appears to be preparing for conflict.

Bit of a wander off topic but I am starting to think Brexit was just a distraction to keep the UK preoccupied while the EU races ahead with complete Banking, military and fiscal union. Clearly the UK are not going to leave the EU and with the UK's bilateral military treaties with France, even if the UK does leave in some form, its still tied into PESCO via France.

All the pieces seem to be terrifyingly slotting into place.