Posted on 02/16/2025 4:00:42 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
MUNICH — When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, the United States helped whip Europe into a staunchly unified response. Now U.S. leaders may be splitting Europe into pieces as President Donald Trump seeks to end the war, European leaders and policymakers say.
Vice President JD Vance and other top administration officials made their European debut last week, slashing their way through a continent of allies as they embraced far-right leaders, demanded access to mineral wealth and offered sympathy to the views of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
By the end of the week, European leaders found themselves potentially cut out of peace talks with Russia, facing down a trade war with Washington and scrambling to answer U.S. requests about how many troops they can marshal to Ukraine to guarantee a truce negotiated without their input.
Europeans already had four years of a Trump presidency. But many policymakers say that this time feels different, with four head-snapping weeks of Trump already recasting the attitudes of leaders who had vowed to make the best of his new term in office.
“The view was a little bit more optimistic” just four weeks ago as Trump entered office, Finnish President Alexander Stubb told reporters Saturday.
“Of course, the developments that we’ve seen in the past few days give us a little bit more pause for pessimism. But as I’ve always said, pessimism is usually inaction. Optimism is action, and realism is a solution,” he continued. “So let’s be realistic and try to look at a good pathway forward.”
Many Europeans are looking at the situation “with nervousness, frustration and even alarm,” said Jeffrey Rathke, the president of the American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University and a former U.S. diplomat...
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USAID funded the invasion of Europe by using NGOs after the disaster of Obama and Biden destablized the mideast (remember the CIA-funded “Arab Spring”?)
They’ll use Muslims to prop up the minority left (just like they want to use illegal invaders here to prop up the minority left) until they take over.
Then, once the parasites have destroyed the host, they’ll leave European countries and go on to destroy the next nation unfortunate enough to take them.
The only cure for communism = dead communists.
Exactly.
Starting now.
That’s reflective of the WEFs successful sabotage of Europes democracy.
Because they suck.
Ukraine war is not over.
We saved them 2X in the 20th century and they still fudged everything up... AGAIN!
Europe can pound sand for all I care.
Being united against the US is no virtue.
I’m not sure what makes Europe an ally. Let’s hear it
Exactly
Oh, boo hoo! They’ve got their nose out of joint because we’re not going to pay their way anymore. Deal with it!
Maybe we can watch them go back to the medieval age without our support!
Yeah, it was better when all of Europe was united in ripping off America.
Europe has always been divided except when it came to taking handouts from the United States.
Exactly This is a prime example of the tale of the Little Red Hen. Europe hasn't wanted to be a part of peace, but now that President Trump is taking the bull by the horn, they want a seat at the table to benefit from it. Biggest leechers ever.
“We had a century of American leadership where we’ve been able to be seen as a force toward stability. And that is not just vanishing, but it’s actually moving in the opposite direction,” said Sen. Andy Kim (D-New Jersey), who worked for the State Department...”
Well, Andy, baby, perhaps you and Victoria Nuland should not have stuck your dirty little hands in Ukraine. Now it’s BLOWBACK TIME.
UNifying Europe is NOT my problem.
Let them solve their own issues, using their own resources.
You are on your own, Europe, we won’t save you this time.
PS - Enjoy your daily dose of “Cultural Enrichment”.
“Until now, it has been a tenet of U.S. policy that European countries have the right to seek their own alliances free from Russian military pushback.”
Kind of STUPID not to have discussed that with Russia first.
I laughed out loud. More winning. Why would anybody even think that we have any responsibility for the union or disunion of the Europeans? Panty waists need to grow some and live their own lives.
“How much are they spending on all their refugees?”
Roughly 5% of their GNP. Why do you ask?
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