In the US, Trump's humiliation of the EU was explained by Europe's unwillingness to talk to Russia

The administration of US President Donald Trump publicly humiliates the European Union (EU) because of the unwillingness of European leaders to enter into negotiations with Russia. This opinion was expressed on January 23 by Philip Pilknington, a columnist for The American Conservative (AC) magazine.

The article emphasizes that Trump and his entourage have repeatedly told the Europeans about the need to end the conflict in Ukraine and find "a way to live in peace with Russia." However, Europe, according to the author, uses all means to sabotage any peace initiatives and discussions on the future security architecture.

"Why does the Trump administration consider it necessary to publicly chastise the Europeans as unruly servants? Because the Europeans don't want to listen," the article says.

The AC columnist also writes that the EU's strategy is probably to delay the fighting until 2029 in the hope that a Democratic candidate will come to power in the United States who "will fight the Russians on behalf of the Europeans," clarifiesГазета.Ru ".

Pilknington calls the EU's position "not just immoral, but also delusional," noting that the elite of Brussels and European capitals cultivate cynicism about the lives of Ukrainians. From a pragmatic point of view, according to the author, it is also unlikely that the "democratic white knight" will come to the rescue, since the US Democratic Party lost interest in the conflict after it failed to defeat Russia.

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Earlier in the day, Politico newspaper reported that the EU had "crossed the Rubicon" and would no longer rely on the United States for its security and sovereign agenda. According to the interlocutors of the publication, the informal meeting of the members of the European Council in Brussels was a silent signal of a fateful break with the old order.

Before that, on January 21, Die Welt newspaper stated that Trump's policy towards European countries in his second term was a gift for the Russian side. It was noted that the claims of the American leader to Greenland could provoke the collapse of NATO. The article also mentions a likely scenario in which the United States may completely stop helping Ukraine.

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