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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am curious about this, because the EU also has a defensive pact within the framework that compels (i.e. obligates) EU members to defend others in case of armed aggression against their partners.
I don't really know what make NATO more or a "threat", other than it being strictly a military alliance, whereas the EU is an economic union and defensive pact. Both are alliances in practice that require automatic mutual defense.
Why is one more of a "threat" to Russia than the other?
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Because that EU agreement is just a piece of paper. And EU members ignore the organization’s charters and rules all the time.
NATO is an actual army in being. It has shared forces, organization, infrastructure, logistics, doctrine, training, and decades of experience working together.
Macron has tried to build an EU military arm, and nobody outside of France is really interested.