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The main tangible outcome here is going to be austerity for Europe. Collapse of NATO in Ukraine will be used to justify increased military spending. Trump likely getting into power will likely also play into the narrative that Europe needs to ramp up its military industry to be able to stand up to Russia on its own. This is all happening on top of the economic crisis that's already unfolding across Europe.
Having a larger portion of active soldiers is also good at crushing dissent at home. Austerity isn't going to be popular.
Indeed, getting their armies ready to keep the plebs in line is absolutely the plan here.