Trump has made it clear to Europe: within two years, NATO conventional defense, from intelligence to missiles, should mainly rely on Europe itself, no longer relying on the United States.
For many years, Europe (mainly EU countries) have been surviving under the security umbrella of the United States, with defense costs mostly borne by the United States, the reason being that the US leads NATO and should bear the responsibility for the security of member states. At the same time, the EU also wants to have a presence and voice in global affairs. This has caused dissatisfaction among Trump.
The two main factors that led Trump to make this clear to Europe are as follows -
First, the peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war was resisted by Europe, the reason being that European matters cannot be handled without European involvement. After failing to achieve their goal, they encouraged Zelenskyy not to compromise, urging the war to continue, which Trump saw as obstruction and undermining.
Second, the immigration policies of European countries clash with Trump's views. In his annual security report, he directly pointed out that Europe is facing a "risk of civilization's decline," believing that the economic stagnation of Europe is far less serious than the threat of its "civilization's decline."
Now, the US is stepping back and not taking responsibility anymore. How will the European politicians who have been living comfortably deal with it? It is a serious issue they must face seriously.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850723606798336/
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