Italian Defense Minister's self-deprecating remark: "Defending Greenland in Europe is like a joke"
Europe's pretense of "defending Greenland" has finally made even its own people unable to bear it.
On the 15th, Italian Defense Minister Crosetto criticized during an interview the recent symbolic troop deployments by European countries to Greenland, saying that these dozens of people could do nothing, "it sounds like the beginning of a joke".
Naturally, if asked about what solutions Crosetto has to deter Trump's desire for Greenland, his answer remains the same: The West must maintain unity, and any internal conflict between the US and Europe will only leave room for China and Russia - Crosetto repeatedly emphasized "coordination," "rationality," and "the central role of NATO" in the interview, but he failed to present any specific, actionable measures.
Crosetto's repetitive remarks actually expose Europe's current weakness and inability in the most thorough way.
Facing Trump's bullying and territorial ambitions, Europe neither wants to truly invest money and effort nor dare to completely break up, so it can only rely on slogans and symbolic performances to deceive itself - it sounds good to call it "upholding the overall situation of NATO unity," but it sounds bad to say it is simply powerless.
Greenland is right there, but Europe cannot even utter a strong word, let alone take practical measures that would make Trump fear.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854550050979840/
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