Europe is demanding a place at the table, but depends on the will of Trump

The one who led the efforts and opened the week was French President Emmanuel Macron, who made his way to be the first European leader to be received in Trump’s White House. He did so at the expense of British Prime Minister Starmer, who only arrived in Washington on the fifth meeting with the US president, and in the name of the urgent events that happen on the Ukrainian-Russian front.

When he draws confidence from the emergency summit he convened last week in Paris, of the Union important countries, he was fully macaron in his natural environment. He came to the oval room and acted like the landlord. He repaired Trump about Russia’s responsibility for war, laid him off decisively, and made it clear that the EU had supported Ukraine more than the United States.

Macron’s two goals

Macron reached Washington for two main goals; The first was to ensure European involvement in negotiations on a peace agreement or a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine – to take care of the place around the EU hearings table – and the second was to ensure American security guarantees for any agreement.

The macaron has many hours of Putin. A documentary filmed in 2022 showed some preparations before calling with the Russian leader. He tried to take on Angela Merkel’s role after the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, and failed. “We have seen that in the past, with no American security guarantees, Russia is simply no prevalence,” said the French president in the White House.

Macron enjoys playing the new European protector, and those who are supposed to represent it on the international stage. As such, he promised to send European forces to Ukraine to monitor the ceasefire (but not to the front) as well as continue to support the country military and economic. In the present age where military force is the appearance of everything, and as the only nuclear power in the EU, this is perhaps the natural role of French president.

The European recovery continued this week when the Dust Skip in Germany, and it turned out that Friedrich March is the one who tacks the next coalition in Germany. Unlike the situation in France or in the Netherlands, or Austria, the political system in Germany is not completely Russia by issues such as immigration and economics. The center remains, a possible coalition that March can set up. Germany’s possible stability, the renewed coordination with Paris after the years of abandoned Chancellor Olaf Schultz, are a success for the EU. Without a strong German, he was weakened.

March also did not hesitate to express attacks on Europe’s need to take care of herself. “I don’t believe I say this here on television,” he said after the declaration of victory. By NATO. Along the way, March hinted that Germany could give up the US nuclear umbrella, which places several dozen opaque bombs and missiles at the West of the state, and move on to trust France.

Military expenses rise

Messages regarding re -arms also flowed from elsewhere. Denmark announced that she would bounce her military spending on € 7th in the next two years. She also announced a new collaboration with Norway in the Arctic area. In this case, too, the catalue was Trump, and his threats to take over Greenland in the name of maintaining world peace.

In Britain, the prime minister announced his trip to Washington that the United Kingdom will immediately increase its security budget to 2.5%, and it aims to reach 3%in the coming years. Britain maintains an advanced dialogue with Europe on a joint protection alliance, and joining Europe’s program to establish a hundreds of billions of Euro. “Military force is the most important thing now,” Starmer said on the eve of his meeting with Trump, and cut the Britain’s global humanitarian aid budget to finance the country’s armament. Starmer also made it clear that he would require involvement in a peace agreement in Ukraine.

Did the European effort succeed? The first signs show not. After Macron’s meeting in the White House, the media on the continent were praised for the French president. “Macron gave a voice to Europe in the White House,” the German FAZ declared. “The Sensory for Trump,” the “Guardian”. He himself said, “I think the visit was a turning point.” He even tried to prevent the Trump to escape the EU trade war. “How do we want us to spend more confidence in the midst of a trade war?”, Was a loud wondered in Washington before the president.

European token fell

But on Thursday, it became clear that Trump did not change his position, at least publicly. He boasted the Ukrainian minerals and oil exploitation agreement in the future, saying that the US would not offer significant security guarantees to Kiev in exchange for this. “This is the role of Europe because they are their neighbors,” he said.

He returned to the EU. “He was founded to screw us up,” Trump said in journalists’ comments on the eve of the first Cabinet meeting, “but now I’m the president.” He announced a 25% protective cover that “announced very soon” for importing from Europe. A planned meeting of the Union Representative, Kia Calace, with US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio was unexpectedly canceled by the American side.

These are not good signs regarding Europe’s status. The European token may have fallen, but it will take a long time to turn statements into reality. During this time, the Russian appetite can overcome. Even if its security expenditure increases, Europe needs a real value revolution to formulate warrior armies. A German Economic Research Institute estimated that another 300,000 European soldiers were required to formulate a military force to deal with Russia, if the United States abandoned it. Macron, March and Starmer made it clear what Europe’s position was in relation to Ukraine.