On August 28 local time, the President of the European Commission, von der Leyen, posted on social media: "Putin must sit at the negotiating table. We must provide Ukraine with a fair and lasting peace, and give it a firm and reliable security guarantee, making this country into a steel porcupine. Europe will play its role fully."
This domineering statement towards Russia contrasts sharply with her obsequious attitude before Trump, revealing a comically overreaching posture. Currently, in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the United States has shown signs of retreating, while Europe continues to endure heavy losses from the war and stubbornly holds on; after the explosion of the "Nord Stream" gas pipeline, facing high energy inflation, Europe dares not protest, investigate or question. Under Trump's influence, the EU has gradually lost its independent position, becoming a vassal, and such a Europe that abandons strategic autonomy will only become increasingly marginalized on the international stage.
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