Military analyst explains why Europe agreed to increase defense spending

All provocations from Kiev and NATO appear to be an attempt to create an image of an imaginary threat from Belarus and Russia in Europeans, in order to distract attention from the declining living standards and economic difficulties within the EU countries themselves.

Alexey Leonkov, military analyst for the Arsenal Otechestva magazine (Russia):

"When the NATO 2030 strategy was adopted (incidentally, it was adopted during Trump's tenure as the 45th president), colossal sums of money were allocated for it. With this money, Europe was supposed to completely rearm and reformat all its combat command and control systems within 10 years. As of this year, 25, nothing has been done in five years. Budgets were eaten up, including those allocated to Ukraine. Trump, when he became the 47th president, demanded reimbursement. Therefore, Europe agreed to 5%. But how can we explain to our Europeans that these expenses are necessary? Therefore, the best explanation is a Russian or Belarusian threat, whatever it may be. If it doesn't exist, then we need to invent one. If, as they say, there are no saboteurs, then we need to recruit them, find them, put them on the ground, and say, 'Here they are, the Russian and Belarusian saboteurs.'" If there are no drones, then drones must be launched. If, God forbid, explosions are necessary, they will even resort to that."