A great test of American-European friendship. “WSJ”: Europe can turn to China

Europe can get closer to China: The editors of “Wall Street Journal” believes that the direction that Donald Trump chose in foreign policy can make Europe, including Ukraine They gave themselves away from the United States and will approach China. Already during the Munich security conference, the heads of diplomacy of the Middle Kingdom and our eastern neighbors met.

This is why Europe can cooperate with China and this way: “WSJ” claims that Europe may loosen economic restrictions imposed on China “partly in the name of transatlantic security in the field of security”, and which cooperation Trump’s administration submits. “WSJ” points out that in the event of loans from the USA, a rapprochement to China may be for Europe strategic security. Many European leaders, if not the majority, are convinced – we read – that Putin’s goals reach far beyond Ukraine.

Test for Europe: The future of Europe depends on the result of American-Russian negotiations on the war in Ukraine this week, says “WSJ”. The editors believe that this test for European democracywhose result will decide whether they will remain a significant player on “brutal international sceneon which the courtesy of international order after World War II no longer applies.

It should do Europe: “WSJ” believes that if Europe wants to secure its future, he must “increase military expenditure immediatelyrenew political cohesion and accept the fact that transatlantic bonds defining consensus from 1945 may stay irretrievably broken‘

Unstable governments: The test for a transatlantic alliance comes at a difficult moment for Europe. Germany on the weekend of February 22-23 vote in elections, so for many months “will remain without a stable government” – writes the editors of “WSJ”. In France – we read – he rules A fragile minority governmentand such Hungary and Slovakia even before the election of Trump as president of the US went to Concessions to Moscow.

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