Direct answer to Trump from EU leaders – One thing worries the most

Doubts about the US’s commitment to European security have intensified when the president Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened its NATO allies with political and economic countermeasures.

For European leaders, the unpredictable line of the United States has become a central concern at the same time as Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine continues.

Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk questioned on Friday of the Financial Times in the interview, the willingness of the United States to defend Europe if Russia were to attack a NATO country. According to barely, the issue of the United States’ NATO commitments is the “biggest and most important thing” in all of Europe.

“On the entire eastern edge, the question is whether NATO is still an organization that is ready politically and logistically to react against Russia if it tries to attack,” Tusk said.

According to hardly, the threat is not far away. He spoke of months rather than years and emphasized that all NATO countries must take their obligations as seriously as Poland.

At the informal summit in Cyprus, Tusk stated that the frontline Baltic countries are the target of the threat.

According to the Polish Prime Minister, “it is no secret that the Russians are also logistically preparing for either provocations or some aggressive actions”.

“I hope it never happens. And if it does, God forbid, as late as possible. But we have no guarantee that it won’t happen within a few months,” the Polish prime minister said, imploring the EU to take stronger measures to strengthen its own defenses.

Also the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen emphasized in Cyprus Europe’s responsibility for its own defense as the US continues to create uncertainty about its role in Europe.

“I have been pushing for real total security for Europe for a long time,” Frederiksen said.

“If you combine the EU with its allies – the British, the Norwegians, the Canadians and the Ukraine, even though they are at war – we are militarily more capable than is sometimes made out,” the Danish prime minister said.

List of NATO countries

Worry in Europe is also increased by Reuters’ news of a leaked email from the Pentagon outlining possible punitive measures by the Trump administration against NATO countries that Washington considers “troublesome”. One of the key targets is Spain, which has opposed the US’s Iran policy and limited American military activity. Trump has also criticized Spain for the country’s tight-lipped approach to NATO’s defense spending goals.

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez calmly reacted to the uproar at the informal summit of EU leaders in Cyprus.

“We will fulfill our obligations to NATO,” Sánchez said, stressing that Spain cooperates with allies within the framework of international law.

Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni assured Cyprus that relations with the United States are still stable despite the uncertainty caused by the Trump administration. He emphasized the importance of NATO cooperation and strengthening the alliance’s European pillar.

“We must work to strengthen NATO’s European pillar. It must complement the American pillar. The unity of the West must be preserved and strengthened,” Meloni said.

Trump and Meloni previously had friction in a controversy involving the Pope Leo XIV:n to anti-war speech. Trump publicly criticized the speech, while Meloni defended the Pope’s right to make moral statements.

In Cyprus, Meloni said that cooperation with the United States has not weakened.

“As for our relations with the United States and cooperation with President Trump, they are still solid,” Meloni stated.

The Italian Prime Minister also commented on his personal relationship with Trump, which has previously been described as warm.

“As far as my relationship with Donald Trump, I’m not doing anything specific right now,” Meloni said.

Putin To the G20 meeting?

Europeans’ worries are increased by media reports that Trump is considering the Russian president Vladimir Putin invitation to the G20 meeting in December, even as Russia continues its war of aggression in Ukraine.

According to an EU source interviewed by Kauppalehti, Trump’s positive attitude towards Moscow is partly related to the United States’ China policy: Washington is trying to detach Russia from Beijing’s sphere of influence and bring Putin into its own sphere of influence. For this reason, for example, Ukraine has been pressured for peace much harder than Russia.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni commented on Putin’s possible invitation to the G20 meeting in Cyprus.

“We have seen that the West, especially the United States, has taken several steps in Russia’s direction. Now is the time to demand similar actions from Russia,” said Meloni.

At 16:27 Tuski’s comments from Cyprus have been added to the article.