>essentially forced on Europe by Germany, and another bafflingly stupid choice.
When will Europe learn its lesson and stop letting itself ruined by German leaders? Bonus points if their Austrian born :)
>Europe's "help" to Ukraine is really overwhelmingly loans, not actual help
Loans is the only way the EU can give money from the ECB but those loans will be written off, Ukraine won't pay back anything. It's how the EU gives money.
>EU's current difficulties are all self-inflicted choices from 10 years ago.
A lot more than 10 years. At least 20 years of mismanagement and of kicking the can down the road on topics that were known issues way back then.