Putin is turning the EU into a foreign policy superpower

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The European Union has moved with unprecedented speed and strength to sanction Russia and aid Ukraine, shattering its plodding, bureaucratic image with a response that would have seemed inconceivable one week ago.

https://www.axios.com/putin-eu-foreign-policy-superpower-ukraine-8c1bc3df-0e97-4e27-9de4-66f5911dd0c1.html

The big picture: It's two men in particular — Putin and Zelensky — whose polar opposite behavior over the last week has catalyzed the EU's transformation into a foreign policy heavyweight.

Zoom in: The shock to Europe's security order has trickled down to nearly every EU member state, large and small.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. After he spent his whole treasury trying to break NATO?

Damn, he shoulda seen that comin’.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Next step: military superpower

With a long border with Russia and claims on lands occupied by Russia.