:::Trade leads to military alliances to protect the trade. A trading and military alliance between Russia and Germany would give NATO no reason to exist, and create a hegemon bigger than the EU, and on a par with the [[PRC]] and US. This is what the US is afraid of, and why it started the [[NATO war in Ukraine]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Ich bin ein breakfast taco]]</sup> 14:56, September 28, 2022 (EDT) | :::Trade leads to military alliances to protect the trade. A trading and military alliance between Russia and Germany would give NATO no reason to exist, and create a hegemon bigger than the EU, and on a par with the [[PRC]] and US. This is what the US is afraid of, and why it started the [[NATO war in Ukraine]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Ich bin ein breakfast taco]]</sup> 14:56, September 28, 2022 (EDT) |