The leaders of the European Union and their UK allies—which we might collectively call Big Europe—have lost the political war over Ukraine. The EU’s claim to be a major global power player in the modern world have been thoroughly exposed as the fantasies of an ageing pretender. Not for the first time, President Donald has been the breaker of Europe’s globalist dreams. When a U.S. delegation met with Ukrainians in Geneva, European officials were left in the background of the photo-ops, if not outside in the corridor. The reality is that Big Europe has been able to do little more than add some suggestions in the margins of whatever President Trump is discussing with Russia and Ukraine. whatever comes next in Ukraine, it is clear that the EU will not be “central” to deciding it. Big Europe has been posturing as the defender of Ukraine since the war started, without taking any decisive action. The EU still cannot even agree what to do with the confiscated Russian assets to which Ukraine wants access. When we turn from matters of accountancy to military action, Big Europe’s real impotence is demonstrated by the farce of the ‘Coalition of the Willing.’ The world can see that Big Europe’s mask has slipped. It’s pretensions to being a global power player, whilst in reality sheltering under America’s military umbrella, have been thoroughly exposed.
