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Perhaps they should ditch this idiocy, in much the same way Trump and Hegseth have dumped DEI, Trans, and green crap for the US military

Green rules ‘stop Europe preparing for Russian invasion’

European countries have blamed EU environmental regulations for hindering their preparations for defending against a possible Russian invasion.

In a leaked letter obtained by The Telegraph, the nations’ defence ministers argued that the rules had stopped the expansion of military bases and prevented fighter jet pilots from training.

In a letter to Andrius Kubilius, the defence commissioner, the ministers said it was clear that EU legislation must “not prevent member states’ armed forces from carrying out necessary activities to become operationally ready. But right now, it does.”

They said this was “mainly (but not exclusively) in the areas of procurement legislation, nature conservation and environmental protection, and more generally the administrative burden on defence organisations deriving from various EU legal acts”.

The letter was signed by the Dutch, Swedish, German, Belgian, Czech, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian and Danish governments.

In other words, they are boned. Well, at least the armaments they have left after giving so much to Ukraine

In 2023, the European commission published its Greening the Armies report, highlighting ways in which militaries present a challenge to tackling climate change.

It pushed for European armed forces to consider more virtual training exercises, rather than real-world sessions, in order to cut down on emissions.

There’s no substitute for actually doing training for real.

The EU has set itself a target to be prepared for a potential Russian invasion in five years time. It is hoped the bloc’s strategy will see around €800 billion (£674 billion) spent on defence in that period by relaxing debt rules and using joint debt to fund purchases.

The commission had promised to ease regulations that could hinder the rearmament efforts, but has yet to do so in any significant way. Sustainable finance rules, which state that investments must be made with the environment in mind, have also been considered a hindrance.

Eco-zealotry is damning Europe. Putin might have an easier time rolling over the EU than Ukraine.

A thought provoking comment at the article: “Funny they worry about a Russian invasion while welcoming the Islamic invaders into every EU nation. “