Kathmandu. French President Emmanuel Macron called an emergency meeting of key European Union (EU) nations and British leaders at his grand Elysee Palace on Monday to discuss how to deal with the United States. The move comes after a week of diplomatic blows from the Trump administration over Ukraine. Trump has embraced the Kremlin and treated his old European allies coldly. As US president, Donald Trump has been issuing aggressive warnings for months before his re-election that the EU would finally start working to strengthen its security and become less dependent on Washington’s military might. EU leaders have publicly ignored these ominous warnings, hoping that Trump will somehow stand with Europe. But speeches by Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during their initial trip to Europe last week questioned both Europe’s security commitments and its fundamental democratic principles. Macron said his harsh criticism and threats of non-cooperation in the face of military threats had shaken the system. The turning point came after Trump decided to reverse years of US policy by holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the hope of ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Then on Saturday, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia refused … Continue reading European countries ready to deploy troops on the field to support Ukraine, ‘more than 2 percent of GDP being spent on security’