The EU doesn't know what to expect if they station troops in Ukraine to fight against Russia. There are TWO different types of warfare... and they've only seen one of them.
Fighting against a neighboring country that USED to be part of your own... and 1/3rd of the population speaks your ethnic language and has a similar culture... and family relatives live on both sides of the border. Eventually that war will end, and you will still be neighboring countries. You don't want to completely destroy a neighbor, but instead be very precise in attacking so that you don't ruin too much of their infrastructure.
Fighting against nations that have NO BUSINESS being on your border attacking you. They don't speak your language, have a completely different culture and destroying them will have few consequences to you.
If French, British and especially German troops enter Ukraine to fight against Russia on it's own border... they will quickly realize it's Case #2. The gloves will come off, and their own cities will be subject to full attack. EU isn't ready for that.
The EU doesn't know what to expect if they station troops in Ukraine to fight against Russia. There are TWO different types of warfare... and they've only seen one of them.
Fighting against a neighboring country that USED to be part of your own... and 1/3rd of the population speaks your ethnic language and has a similar culture... and family relatives live on both sides of the border. Eventually that war will end, and you will still be neighboring countries. You don't want to completely destroy a neighbor, but instead be very precise in attacking so that you don't ruin too much of their infrastructure.
Fighting against nations that have NO BUSINESS being on your border attacking you. They don't speak your language, have a completely different culture and destroying them will have few consequences to you.
If French, British and especially German troops enter Ukraine to fight against Russia on it's own border... they will quickly realize it's Case #2. The gloves will come off, and their own cities will be subject to full attack. EU isn't ready for that.