French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris in the coming days to discuss the challenges posed by Donald Trump, according to Polish FM Radosław Sikorski.
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The solution: Form a European army, buy as many European weapon systems instead of American weapons systems as possible, and tell the Americans to leave every European base within 10 years. Europe should be more than a market and a convenient place to help out Israel.
Canadians have spoken about joining the EU. We have always been loyal to Europe from WW1 and onward. You can’t say that about America.
Remember, they joined WW1 and WW2 after 2 years sitting on the sidelines. America is sees itself as the best and strongest Country. Canada says 👊🖕
Yeah.
Sadly, I don’t think that it works that way.
Our past should be enough of a reason not to elect far right extremists…
But there are always those people that don’t recognize how well Germany or the US are actually doing.
Europe has not supported Ukraine like they should have...getting weapons that should have been supplied (like the Taurus) has been like pulling teeth.
We now have a crisis in Europe and Zelenskyy saying without US support Ukraine is done.
Europe played right into Donald Trump's hands.
Slava Ukraini
Macron was right since that time he suggested sending troops. #Biden and #Sholtz weak stance led to this situation. They both let Macron down then and deserve the miserable political state they are now in.
Damned good question; but surely having had this move from Trump and Vance so well telegraphed, our Govt must have thought this stuff through, and know when they should talk, and when to keep their mouths shut.
( Question: Will tariffs apply to services supplied? )
I think there are about $70Bn of exports to the US that are vulnerable to a tariff going that way. So it's a matter of how much of that will be displaced over time. I can imagine we will start bullish, but weaken year by year.
Trump keeps threatening taking what is not his or ours so I imagine they will try to stand up to him. Those Countries should know most Americans are standing up to President Elon and co President Trump!
Finally waking up.
Also its up to Zelenskyy whether or not the EU/UK is involved with peace talks re Ukraine, not some flunkey of Trump's. Tell Kellogg to eff off
A sign of the times, Europe coming together in moments of urgency. Unity and clear strategy will be key in navigating these challenges. #MSC2025 #WakeUpEurope
If the EU fails to react properly this time, it would leave the field wide open for an ignominious appeasement settlement between Trump and Putin on Ukraine.
Defense spending makes up less than one percent of the EU budget, while agricultural policy receives about thirty times more. Maybe even a French farmer will understand this disparity.
And that folks is step one to WW3. I as an American citizen welcome it. Someone needs to knock our government down a peg or three. They are no longer listening to the people and are a danger to the world.
Trump and JD Vance are selling out to Putin and evil Russia, our mortal enemy for 70 years. This makes them the biggest traitors in US history. In four years when Trump is gone, we need to reverse course and stand up to Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea as the enemies they truly are.
The vast scale of destruction taking place in the US now, and the scope of its ripple effects, will make it impossible restore democracy here. The US will never be the same.
Sadly I fear the trend towards authoritarianism / technofascism is going to be almost impossible to reverse. Most people are just salary slaves now and either too exhausted or too dim to care what's happening beyond their own four walls.
Personally, I don't believe you go and do what Trump et al have in the past month and just hope that an election doesn't end it all.
They have zero intentions of leaving or letting the citizens choose who leads the country.
Don't judge all Americans by what you read. I did not support Trump and never will. I deplore the types of comments you quote. When you start to fear your own government, as I and many others do here now, one way to deal with it is with humor. No disrespect was intended.
If Hump can wage economic warfare over a country like Canada .... it is a given he will attack anyone (except dictators who "play" him) like the EU....
I'm pleased to see a united front. It is disheartening to see leaders of countries grovel to a man who desperately needs someone to punch his lights out.
EU politicians need to wake up & act faster. They were naive on Putin, they have been naive with Trump given we knew full well what he was going to do.
We need to stop pandering to the US. It needs to be treated as what it truly now is - a rogue state.
Dear Macron I believe that France 🇫🇷 Poland🇵🇱 Germany 🇩🇪 and Spain 🇪🇸 must become the engines of EU Defense 🇪🇺 An EU Production 🇪🇺 for the Defense and protection of all States that want Democracy and freedom from Russia 🇷🇺 Thanks to General De Gaulle who never Trusted US Sheriffs 🇺🇸
The United States under this administration cannot be trusted nor relied on. It's a cold reality that the world needs to understand and adapt.
Hopefully someday it can return to honor its agreements and what the founders of the US intended.
Trump is sending clear signals to our allies his administration is Imperialistic and predatory. It goes against our past of goodwill and partnerships in the world. It's a change in the world order, and those most at risk need a unified approach. The U.S. loses the leadership role as compromised.
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Remember, they joined WW1 and WW2 after 2 years sitting on the sidelines. America is sees itself as the best and strongest Country. Canada says 👊🖕
Sadly, I don’t think that it works that way.
Our past should be enough of a reason not to elect far right extremists…
But there are always those people that don’t recognize how well Germany or the US are actually doing.
Hoping you all send a clear message during your upcoming elections! It will be to the benefit of many other nations as well.
We now have a crisis in Europe and Zelenskyy saying without US support Ukraine is done.
Europe played right into Donald Trump's hands.
Slava Ukraini
Finally show Putin what unity looks like!
But will they follow through on it, or will they sell out in the hope that Trump will give them a better deal on tariffs?
I think there are about $70Bn of exports to the US that are vulnerable to a tariff going that way. So it's a matter of how much of that will be displaced over time. I can imagine we will start bullish, but weaken year by year.
Also its up to Zelenskyy whether or not the EU/UK is involved with peace talks re Ukraine, not some flunkey of Trump's. Tell Kellogg to eff off
Trump?
Musk?
Putin?
Lukashenko?
MBS?
Ali Khamenei?
Jung-Un?
Most central African leaders?
Xi?
I'm sure I've missed plenty...
Depressing how much of the world's population they control, huh?
But too many here can’t, or deny it. This does not portend well on many different levels.
And act as one bloc representing 450 million people.
And ditch the predictable tedious ancient national competitions.
@ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
The author suggests India, with its many languages, regions and cultures united under one nation, may hold answers for EU achieving similar.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/02/13/how-india-became-an-unexpected-role-model-for-europe
Macron finally realizes that there's a war in Ukraine and Western Europe needs to get involved.
Crimea is Ukraine!!!
It’s a 5 alarm emergency for those of us that didn’t vote for him too.
We saw this coming.
Shouldn't he be in the middle, on his knees sucking Vlad The Butcher's dick?
They have zero intentions of leaving or letting the citizens choose who leads the country.
Billy Bob with 3 teeth.
&
Joe Blow from Kokomo.
Take your flippant comments on immigration & stuff them.
Thank you.
We need to stop pandering to the US. It needs to be treated as what it truly now is - a rogue state.
Boycott as much US stuff as you can.
We do not appreciate friends who treat us like dirt.
We never have and we never will!
Slava Ukraine.
Instead...fight, fight and fight some more!
(not literally).
Hopefully someday it can return to honor its agreements and what the founders of the US intended.
We lost our allies.
Lost 250 years of progress.
How stupid do you have to be to vote for this!?!?!