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Why Is Europe Still Pretending Trump Is Their Ally?

Why Is Europe Still Pretending Trump Is Their Ally?

Update: 2025-12-09
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European leaders and Ukraine's President Zelensky have been meeting yet again to agree a way forward in the face of Trump's pressure for Ukraine to sign a variation on its one-sided deal with Putin's Russia. And STILL, after Trump's dismissive insults towards them all has been codified as official US security policy - they are keeping up the pretence that the US is still Europe's biggest ally. Why? When do we re-enter a world where public figures talk in a relatively frank way about how they see the world, and what their objectives are? Let's discuss.

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Why Is Europe Still Pretending Trump Is Their Ally?

Why Is Europe Still Pretending Trump Is Their Ally?

Mallen Baker