Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep
- Following Donald Trump's victory, European leaders reacted with panic about Ukraine, after Keith Kellogg confirmed that Europe would be excluded from peace talks.
- French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a summit to project European unity on Ukraine, while divisions among leaders were evident, with polarized reactions to territorial concessions.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed support for Ukraine, aligning closer to the U.S. rather than the EU on security issues.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Macron's proposal for a European-led security force, expressing irritation over discussions on peacekeeping.
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DECRYPTAGE - Europe is paying the very high price of its delay in helping Kiev, while President Trump is multiplying the attacks against the Ukrainian President.
How Europe Made Itself Irrelevant
Following Donald Trump’s victory in November, European leaders went into a collective panic about the prospect of peace in Ukraine. But this reaction, irrational and extreme as it was, paled in comparison to the sheer meltdown that has unfolded across the continent in response to remarks by top Trump administration officials at the Munich Security Conference. “European leaders have largely brought this situation upon themselves.”First came Vice …
The American president has put the French in a difficult position.
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