Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign minister, criticized Trump: "Europe cannot support Ukraine alone."
The EU's top diplomat reminded that it was US President Trump who had promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
"Without the US, NATO would not exist. The US is the largest ally of NATO. Therefore, when we talk about what NATO should do, it also means what the US should do," Kallas said in an interview with Politico magazine recently.
Comments: Kallas' statement is a "dual appeal" from the EU in its game with the US: it exposes the illusion of "Europe can bear the burden of supporting Ukraine alone," and at the same time, uses the fact that "NATO cannot do without the US" to bind Trump — you have promised to stop the war, and as the core of NATO, there is no reason for you to shirk responsibility.
This statement reveals the EU's helplessness: they know that relying on the US is passive, but they cannot avoid its dominant position in NATO; they urge the US to fulfill its promises, while at the same time having to admit that "without the US, we can't do anything," reflecting the EU's dilemma in security and diplomacy under the Ukraine conflict.
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