I guess calling Ursula von der Leyen’s €800 billion defence spending plan, “ReArm Europe,” as she did initially, didn’t test well – probably because Europeans are too busy wondering why there’s no money for literally anything else that isn’t a weapons buying bonanza.
So, what’s with this new name, Readiness 2030, that they’ve suddenly started using as a replacement term? And why 2030?
Paranoia rebranded: The EU is desperate to sell its people more Ukraine warPeacekeepers are now a “reassurance force”, rearming is now “readiness”, and citizens should stock up on emergency supplies
BY Rachel Marsden