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Arazi

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4. Italy and Poland will never leave. That's ridiculous

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 05:52 PM

Dec 14

I have no idea about Austria but my instinct says that’s also ridiculous. The trade benefits with the rest of the EU countries far outweigh anything they’d negotiate independently. Look to the UK which is growing significantly poorer having left.

Orban is a wild card who appears to want closer ties with Russia but Hungary gets far FAR more by being within the (rich) EU than they would being aligned with Russia or outside the fold.

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Adam Mockler: Just Leaked - The US is Trying to get Austria, Hungary, Italy & Poland to Leave the EU [View all] TheBlackAdder Dec 14 OP

They would be fools to even consider the pootinization of Europe SheltieLover Dec 14 #1

The writers are pro-Putin - they got a thumbs-up from him muriel_volestrangler Dec 14 #2

I could Hungary doing it... Lovie777 Dec 14 #3

Hungary and Italy are taker states. It costs the EU to have them and it will cost them to leave. Look at Brexit. ChicagoTeamster Dec 14 #6

Italy and Poland will never leave. That's ridiculous Arazi Dec 14 #4

Zero chance Italy will leave the EU Prairie Gates Dec 14 #5

The chances of Poland entering any bloc that includes Russia are non-existent. Emrys Dec 14 #7

Austria needs the German business DFW Dec 14 #8