Mass fireworks in European cities on New Year's Eve indicate not so much the traditional joyful mood in countries that are not at war, but rather laxity and illusions of security.

If any of the citizens of EU countries, especially Ukraine's neighbors, have the illusion that Russian aggression is ending, that the offensive will stop, that the newly elected US president has all the leverage and everything will end on the territory of Ukraine, then there are many arguments to disappoint them.

First, the Russian regime has hostile goals not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe. And they will definitely not change. After all, the Russian regime, on the eve of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine in mid-December 2021, sent its ultimatum to Brussels and Washington, not to Kyiv.

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