Just came to say thanks for the elaborated summary. Was already informed about the greater outlinings, but this adds some interesting details about the conflict.
This will be a 'thing' for many more decades. The hatred on both sides is so deeply grounded...quite depressing to see.
Safety concerns...who would have thought? This cannot be an actual recent concern. Everybody could see the safety issues from the day it was unveiled...
Good thing safety regulation is the reason why we hopefully will not see this monstrosity on EU roads.