‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth
As
Donald Trump alienates America’s oldest allies at alarming speed, European leaders are scrambling to adjust to the new, chaotic world order. But De Villepin believes there is also an opportunity for Europe to unite behind liberal democracy and fill the vacuum left behind by the Trump administration. He is convinced that there is an urgent need for European independence in defence, national security and technology.
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Trump’s foreign policy is unpredictable, but he appears now to
side with Russia over Ukraine. Even as Macron was at the White House attempting to salvage transatlantic ties, the US
voted with Russia against a UN resolution condemning Vladimir Putin’s war. North Korea and Belarus were among only a handful of other nations that followed the US.
“We now have three illiberal superpowers:
Russia, China and the US,” De Villepin says. “America can no longer be considered an ally of Europe.” But he warns that the US will not prosper in this disordered, survival-of-the-fittest world it is creating, “because they will be completely isolated”.
The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’
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Leftist media lies, imo. Liberal media outlet headlines that simply are not true (imo). The US provided 70 billion in direct military aid to Ukraine (per state dept website as of 1/20/25). 70 Billion. Plus another 20 billion recently agreed to as loan. Not a tiny 2.8 billion loan.. Not a
even tinier 13 million dollars..
It is an outrageous lie to say the US hasn’t and doesn’t support Ukraine. Trump and the US Government are not “abandoning” anybody. That is nothing but left-wing -biased EU and US media lies (does anybody even pretend anymore that MSM is unbiased?) and bloviating virtue signaling by EU politicians who will run for the hills ar the first sign of major conflict.
The obvious facts are:
- Russia already has Crimea and has had it for years. The time for the US, the EU and NATO to have done anything about this militarily was back then - at that time. Instead, they chose meaningless sanctions. The EU, NATO, and the US chose not to intervene.
- Russia already has most of the Donbas border region that it claims belongs to Russia. This regional dispute is not new. It has been going on since the split up of the Soviet Union. It will keep going on, at some level, no matter what happens in the next 6 months.
- Russia is not giving Crimea or the regions they now control in Donbas back - not after the loss of 1 million soldiers. To think otherwise is incredibly naive.
- if you think some entity has both the will and the capability (politically, financially, and militarily) to “take back” Crimea and the border regions and gift them back to Ukraine, just who do you propose this to be?
Remember, this conflict has been going on forever, just like many other conflicts around the world have been going on forever: North and South Korea, Vietnam, The Troubles, Israel Palestine, Turkey - Kurds, Tibet, the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s, Taiwan and China, India and China, and hundreds more civil wars.
- any attempt by the US - given the current political climate, given the massive recent diplomatic failures and violations of diplomacy perpetrated by Ukraine, France, UK, US, Germany and others, and the escalation of things in the globalist media, - the egos now stirred up to the stratosphere - make ANY compromise almost impossible. Well done Volod
Loudmouth globalist govt and media voices engaging in childish name-calling and flat out lies are extinguishing any hope of compromise. They are advocating for actions that may well result in World War III. Global conflict. Possible total destruction and occupation of Europe. Is that what you want? Do you have a crystal ball? Is it worth it?
- what Zelinskyy is asking for is not even possible. There will NEVER be a “secured peace” in that region. Never has been, never will be. Imo one cannot be achieved, I don’t care who you put on the team (and, you’re not going to get the US to risk American lives (or EU nations to risk their young people’s lives) to constantly fight DMZ type war for the next 30 years in the Donbas region.
The US has been involved in conflicts like that before (while also trying to save the world from communism or other great evils): Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan. Conflicts like that NEVER end. The US population right now (and for the foreseeable future from my perspective as a US citizen) has ZERO appetite for war. ZERO
Globalists and socialists who think they can goad the US into starting WW III or into entering the US into another Vietnam by throwing hissy fits, calling people names, hurling insults, and often just flat out making up lies, need to think again. It ain’t happening.
Prior to Zelenski’s attempt to humiliate the US into doing his will on national TV, the US had already agreed generously to help rebuild Ukraine (to the tune of many billions) in exchange for minerals. Read the agreement. This was not exploitation no matter what the leftist media would have you to believe.
Zelensky, after agreeing to the deal and to seeking peace, basically came into the US White House, and in front of the entire world, gave the US administration the finger. I would not be surprised at this point if Zelensky is never let back in the country.
Other than a few day dreaming elite globalists, Zelensky seems to be the only person in the world who thinks he can reclaim Crimea and Donbas and have everlasting peace, - secured by everybody but Ukraine. He is an egomaniacal fool, continuing to cause unnecessary death for his countrymen. I hope he comes to his senses soon.
Given his attitude and recent actions, I wish I had more hope, but I really don’t. I do however wish Ukraine and the EU good luck in their efforts to defeat Russia.
All jmo
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If so he needs to go on a training course! MOO JMO
