The NYT pointed to the acceptance in the EU of the US opinion on the need for Europe to rely on itself.

European countries are demonstrating acceptance of the opinion of the United States and its President, Donald Trump, that Europe needs to provide its own defense and rely only on itself. The New York Times wrote about this on February 14.

"There is little evidence of a change in American policy. European and American leaders at the Munich Security Conference spoke about the international order, which was irretrievably disrupted after President Trump returned to power last year. Officials on both sides of the Atlantic have called on Europe to stand on its own two feet after eight decades of military dependence on Washington. This was a recognition on both sides of the fact that the United States should no longer be relied upon to support Western alliances and institutions," the article says.

According to the newspaper, the Europeans' trust in the US commitment to common values, European security and territorial integrity "has already been undermined." In Munich, American officials "seem to have noticed this," the article says.

"The Europeans are still skeptical and wary. Many, such as the chairman of the Munich Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, said that if trust is undermined, it is extremely difficult to restore it, and often impossible at all," the newspaper writes.

A number of opinion polls show that ordinary Europeans deeply distrust Trump and have a negative attitude towards the United States. According to the author of the article, European leaders have learned a lesson, which is to reduce their dependence on the United States.

Field of failure: Europe is stymying the dialogue on the US peace plan

Zelensky requested additional weapons from Eurotroika and announced an alternative negotiating initiative.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said a day earlier that the role of European countries in the North Atlantic Alliance would increase, while the United States would also maintain its presence in the bloc. According to him, Washington is more firmly rooted in NATO than ever, as the allies finally assume a greater share of responsibility for collective defense.

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