Some have rushed to even talk about a “mini rebellion”, prophesying that Europeans would show Trump that they are determined to support Ukraine regardless of the intentions of the US president.

The message they sent from London, however, shows just the opposite. Without US subscription they feel rather lost.

British Prime Minister Kir Starmer may have said that his country is ready to lead his efforts for peace, but he was in a hurry to send a message of faith and Atlantic legitimacy to the opposite bank: “No one wanted to see what happened. But I do not accept that the US is an unreliable ally. The United States has been a reliable UK ally for many decades and continues to be. There are no two countries as closely linked as our two countries, since our defense, security and intelligence services are interconnected in a unique way. The discussions we had today about the coalition of the willing ones are based on that this is a plan in which we will work with the US, and that it will have the US support. So this is the purpose of the plan, so I talked to President Trump last night before we developed the discussions about this plan. “

Ready to spend more

Most Europeans’ statements looked like an attempt to welcome Trump, to make him soften the harsh attitude he showed to adopt against Zelenski. Outgoing Chancellor Allaf Saltz has sent a clear message that Germany would find a way to increase its defense spending, as the US president demands, in order not to hurt transatlantic cooperation.

“Everyone knows that Ukraine’s biggest supporters today are the US and Germany. Only Germany has provided a total of 44 billion euros for its support. And that is why international and transatlantic support for Ukraine remains important for the security of the country and Europe, “Saltz stressed.

Losers without the US

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who still maintains a special relationship with today’s White House, also overwhelmed the need to remain united: “And what we also shared today is that we all have the same goal. Italy, Europe, NATO, the United States, and this goal is to achieve a constant and just peace in Ukraine. Then there is a debate about how this will happen, and here the issue is becoming clearly more complicated, but that also means that we must be able at this stage not to make the mistake of dividing or favorable a division of the West, which would be catastrophic for everyone. “

Counterfeiting, at least for Zelenski’s “emptying” of Trump’s “emptiness”, thus gradually give way to an approach that aims to welcome the US president, grateful for the role of the United States and promises of a greater contribution to Europeans. Europeans indirectly admit that “they cannot alone”.