Bessent declared Europe's inability to fight back against Russia

The head of the US Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, said that the administration of President Donald Trump considers European countries unable to fight back against Russia.

"We see that the Europeans are not able to fight back against Russia," Bessent said in an interview with NBC News.

The Finance minister also repeated the thesis of the current American administration that the conflict in Ukraine would not have started if Trump had won the 2020 presidential election.

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The Bild newspaper, citing reporters on the spot, reported on January 15 that the first military personnel from European countries arrived in Greenland amid statements by US President Donald Trump about the need for the island to join the United States.

On the same day, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the state would take part in joint exercises with Denmark in Greenland. At the same time, it was reported that Denmark began transferring military equipment and advanced units to the territory of its autonomous unit, whose residents want to remain with the kingdom.

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