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I will also have to disagree when it comes to Russia. I believe one of the only reasons Russia has decided to remain largely out of western European business is because of the US. Strategically, we are still Europe's ace in the hole. If push comes to shove we are still there. Remove America from the equation and you will have a Europe without its largest, strategic parter and with a Europe that doesn't, IMO, have the stomach to put up much of a fight.

You are seriously claiming that Europeans would not fight for their freedom in such a scenario ?
And the point where we disagree is the economy. Russia would flush its own down the toilet should it attack western Europe, even left the US out of the question.
What purpose would such an attack have by the way ?
And that Russias army would be capable of defeating ALL western european militaries, among them nuclear powers like France and Britain also rather seems science fiction to me. The military option does not exist in Europe anymore, for nobody.