Europe Fails Against Trump, Putin Wrecking Ball
February 13, 2026·11 days ago·via CNBC

A top European security official blasts the continent for failing to counter what he calls the "wrecking ball" politics of President Trump and Vladimir Putin, as aired at the Munich Security Conference. Europe's elite whine that Trump's America First push - from slashing Ukraine aid to demanding NATO nations pony up 5% of GDP for defense - exposes their decades of strategic complacency and overreliance on U.S. muscle.
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