The US administration has not even begun to think through the implications of its public contempt for Europe, or of its temporary cut off of military aid to Ukraine. “Rubio warns allies the US wants markets open to US defence manufacturers.” www.reuters.com/world/us-off... - ThreadSky

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The US administration has not even begun to think through the implications of its public contempt for Europe, or of its temporary cut off of military aid to Ukraine. “Rubio warns allies the US wants markets open to US defence manufacturers.” https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-04-02/

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adriantippetts.bsky.social•55 days ago

There's a Dutch saying that Gerald Ratner found out, and every marketing professional will know only too well: 'vertrouwen komt te voet en gaat te paard' - trust arrives on foot, and leaves on horseback.

I suppose the White House administration is in the 'finding out' phase.

nicolasgregoire.bsky.social•55 days ago

Funny how these people think they can throw their weight around like it’s 1965.

The humiliation will be severe.

andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social•54 days ago

"Warns" LOL.

philipjtaylor.bsky.social•55 days ago

Who (apart from us) is daft enough to want their goods when the US cannot be relied on?

marriecarrie.bsky.social•55 days ago

Extraordinary hubris coming from the current admin. It’s more accurate to think of it in terms of ‘public contempt for human beings’. There’s a word for men who use brute force to (sexually) dominate (often those vulnerable). <—Thats what they are. That mindset drives all their actions & decisions.

ianpkearns.bsky.social•55 days ago

And the thing is, this will now become a new source of tension as Europeans trust US weapons less, and buy less, for very understandable political reasons that have been put on the agenda by Trump and Vance.

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