Trump against Europe: does the old world have to fear for its security?

Trump against Europe: does the old world have to fear for its security?

US President Donald Trump, with his controversial statements about Ukraine, causes excitement in Europe. In a press conference, Trump assigned responsibility for the ongoing war in the Ukraine of the Kiev government and claimed that they could have made peace themselves. He questioned why Ukraine had not accepted negotiations earlier and even called for new elections for the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, who is said to have only four percent approval among the population. This exposes Trump's unconventional and provocative use of the geopolitical crisis that has been dominating the international scene for years. As OE24 also stopped the aid deliveries to Ukraine and initiated a new trade war, which is concerned about the consequences of his policy reinforced.

merz reacts shocked

reactions from Europe on Trump's statements are clear. The CDU boss Friedrich Merz said "shocked" and rejected Trump's representation as a classic perpetrator-victim reversal, which corresponds to the narrative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We have a different opinion in Europe," emphasized Merz and appealed to the Europeans to quickly develop a common strategy to react to Trump's provocative statements. Merz said: "It is important that the Europeans very, very quickly agree on a common strategy how they deal with this topic", says N-tv .

These developments not only ensure diplomatic tensions, but also signal a serious change in European foreign and security policy. Europe is now increasingly responsible for developing a weight and representing its own positions so as not to be dependent on the US policy.