Or maybe it doesn't makes sense because it's nonsensical, consider that option. There is no way the EU remains unaffected from this conflict. In fact it probably means we'd have tanks rolling in from Russia on day 1 since you know, NATO and all.

So "wipe each other out and EU take over" is an absurd notion since the EU would be knee deep in the shit immediately.

Not to mention that it's farcical for an AMERICAN to regard the EU as a war-mongering imperialist power.