von der Leyen warns Trump: When allies fight each other, it's exactly what the adversaries want. "If our allies fall into a dangerous downward spiral, it will only embolden the adversaries that both of us have committed to exclude from the strategic landscape." That's truly ironic. For years, Europe has trapped itself in a web of regulations, messed up its energy decisions and outsourced them, all under the guise of "strategic autonomy." China and Russia don't need to celebrate. They just need to sit back and watch Brussels give orders to Washington while Europe secretly stumbles.
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