😱Europeans Leaders Are in Great Panic

As the bloc’s 27 leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday, they know the entire post-1945 security architecture ― one that depends on being buttressed by the United States ― could crumble any day.

Since Trump’s return to the White House, leaders have talked a lot about sovereignty and defense.

Officials from European governments told Politico that they acknowledge that the moment has come to translate words into action, yet some already fear it could go horribly wrong.

Macron has talked of the need for “an incredible awakening” and Merz described Europe as being “five minutes to midnight,” the worry from those close to the discussion is that events are happening more quickly than they can cope with.

“The nightmare scenario is that the U.S. announces a deal soon that accepts most of Russia’s demands and then tells Ukraine and Europe to take it or leave it,”

said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general at the Royal United Services Institute in London.

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Zelensky is in Panic to Remain Without American Patriot Defense System


Ukraine is increasingly worried about securing more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, as stockpiles sent during the Biden administration are drying up and the new administration is resistant to sending more, according to six Ukrainian and Western officials.

While Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and cruise missiles, it is the ballistic missiles that are the most feared, and they can be reliably countered only by Patriot missiles.

Ballistic missiles travel several miles per second, and they obliterated half of Ukraine’s power capacity in strikes on power plants in 2023 and 2024.

While Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and cruise missiles, it is the ballistic missiles that are the most feared, and they can be reliably countered only by Patriot missiles.

Ballistic missiles travel several miles per second, and they obliterated half of Ukraine’s power capacity in strikes on power plants in 2023 and 2024.

Their speed and size, plus the fact that they are difficult to intercept, have made ballistic missiles one of the most effective weapons in Russia’s arsenal, particularly against infrastructure.

Rubio said the United States is instead “encouraging” its NATO allies to donate Patriot missiles and systems from their stockpiles. But, he added, “none of these countries want to give up their Patriot systems, either.”

A European diplomat in Kyiv said U.S. manufacturer Raytheon is still in the process of expanding its production lines to meet post-2022 demand.

💬“The U.S. needs to keep a certain amount for its own defense, in case of an attack from Iran or another rouge country”.

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