Posted on 03/02/2025 4:59:13 AM PST by McGruff
European leaders scrambled on Sunday to salvage Ukraine’s relationship with the United States, after a bitter rupture last week between President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump. They pledged to assemble a European “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical Mr. Trump.
Gathering in London at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, the leaders vowed to bolster support for Ukraine. But they also expressed hope that Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump could repair their breach, underscoring Europe’s reluctance to cast off a trans-Atlantic alliance that has kept the peace for 80 years.
Mr. Starmer said he believed that despite Mr. Trump’s anger toward Mr. Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, the president was committed to a lasting peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. He said Britain and France, working with other European countries, would develop their own plan with Mr. Zelensky.
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the eu has to get uncle money bags back in the fold
Tallyho chaps, solve it then, and send Saudi Arabia the bill.
Responsibility is frightening isn’t it
I thought they didn’t need Trump?
And now what 48 hours later?
That horse done run off and the barn’s burned down!
Our troops are coming home. Screw the Euroweenies!
Now that would be parade worthy!
“They pledged to assemble a European “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia”
Good, disband NATO and let Europe handle it. We’ll see who’s “willing”.
Charge of the Woke Brigade!
There really is no point in NATO anymore since those European countries have been taken over by muslim invaders (welcomed by the previous “coalition of the willing”).
If they’d put an apple in Victoria Nuland’s mouth, they wouldn’t have to race, so much.
So what is NATO's current stance? What is the EU's current stance? Send more money and materiel if they can find it, and lobby the Trump-Vance administration to -- yup -- send more money and materiel.
But NONE of the European nations are readying their NATO troops to enter this land war between -- again -- non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia.
What's the hue and cry, then? Europe's brave, bold, big-mouthed elite leaders want the Trump-Vance administration to keep sending money and materiel, as stocks dwindle and debt rises.
From Europe, from Rutte at NATO, von der Leyen and Kallas at the EU, Starmer in Britain and Macron in France? President Trump, DO SOMETHING!
That's it in a nutshell.
Headline should be: Europe desperate for US to keep paying for endless war.
You make me think that NATO’s last act might be to remove nuclear weapons from the Caliphate.
“Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine”
All the while, EU members shooting off their mouths about standing by Mr. Z
Kinda confusing!
“the eu has to get uncle money bags back in the fold”
Exactly right. They do not want to pony up the money and send the troops to The Ukraine.
Europe is racing to keep the US money and material coming.
Now why is Europe racing to repair a split between the U.S. and anyone?
Hope and celebration after.
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