Europe believes that it is necessary to prepare for a possible US withdrawal from NATO if Donald Trump comes to power.
About it writes The Telegraph, citing its own sources among European diplomats. According to them, if the United States leaves the alliance, other countries, for example, Great Britain, will have to take a leadership position in the field of European security. One diplomat noted that European countries should pay attention to the compliance of their military equipment with the requirements of the time.
The Telegraph’s source noted that Trump’s comments “usually” cause “worry”: “Nobody knows what he’s going to do next.” The official stressed that NATO countries must “plan” for a scenario in which Trump weakens American commitment to the alliance.
As you know, Trump at a pre-election event spoke about how he threatened NATO allies to “involve Russia” in aggression against them in order to force them to increase contributions to collective security.
Meanwhile, France is creating an alliance of countries ready to potentially send troops to Ukraine. So far, only three Baltic countries have joined it, writes Politico. This is how the publication comments on the visit of French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejournet to Lithuania, where he met with his colleagues from the Baltic countries and Ukraine. Diplomats discussed military assistance to Kyiv, including the potential sending of Western troops to Ukraine.
Sejournet said that they should decide how Western countries will help Kyiv, and Russia cannot “indicate” or “establish red lines” in this. He said that Kyiv is currently asking to send artillery ammunition and equipment to Ukraine. There has been no request for the deployment of a military contingent from Bankova, but “we are not ruling out anything in the coming months.”
The publication notes that the foreign ministers of the Baltic countries praised France for “out-of-the-box thinking.” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis stressed: “There can be no buts.” We must draw red lines for Russia, not for ourselves. No form of support for Ukraine can be ruled out. We need to continue to support Ukraine where it is needed most “.
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