Europe has seen its second electroshock in three years. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Donald Trump’s return to the White House in turn caused a strategic stir on the old continent. This is evidenced by the visits to Washington of Emmanuel Macron and then of Keir Starmer. After having described Volodymyr Zelensky as “dictator”, the American president, who had a strong altercation this Friday, February 28 at the White House with the Ukrainian president, is now dangerously closer to the Russian positions.
“Today, Europe realizes that it cannot delegate its security to other powers,” said Sophie Primas, the spokesperson for the French government on February 19.
“With the Trump administration in early 2025, the United States is no longer the allies of Europeans,” notes Sylvain Kahn, professor at Sciences Po, and author of Europe against Ukraine. According to him, “Europeans must manage in another way”. To do this, several tracks are envisaged: dissuading its potential enemies, increasing defense budgets or even strengthening its alliances. Its analysis is to be found in our long format, to look on our site, and all our social networks.