He criticized the continent for multiple reasons, including the lack of free speech, arrests of European citizens for inflammatory social media posts, insufficient commitment to security, and destabilization due to both legal and illegal migration. Although Vance seemed to address Western European politicians and officials, it is likely he was speaking over their heads, directly to the public. His words resonated with widespread discontent about politics and politicians across the region, aligning with the prevailing sense of unfairness felt by many ordinary citizens.
Western European leaders, including British Prime Minister Sir
Keir Starmer, appeared agitated and uncomfortable with Washington’s
tone. Perhaps the hard truths Vance presented have forced them to
reconsider their consistently underfunded armed forces. Vance’s warnings
made it clear that they cannot indefinitely rely on the US for military
power and financial aid, particularly regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky also heard that signal and immediately
called for a ‘European Armed Force’. Western European leaders arranged
an emergency meeting in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron
and, astonishingly, Starmer indicated British soldiers could be sent to
the Ukraine to enforce any peace deal...<<<Read More>>>....
