Patrick Drennan
An arms race with Europe will dull America’s competitive and manufacturing edge.
On February 27, President Donald Trump asked British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “Could you take on Russia by yourselves?” Although it may have been a rhetoric question, it dripped with sarcasm. Starmer avoided the question and moved on, but both men know that the majority of arms that have allowed Ukraine to fend off the invading Russians have been American.
The next day, in a fiery meeting with Ukrainian President Top of Form.
Volodymyr Zelensky, President Trump stated, with some justification, “If you didn’t have our military equipment this war would have been over in two weeks.” Not long afterwards President Zelensky was asked to leave the White House. European leaders rushed to text their support for Zelensky.
On March 2, NATO and European leaders announced at a defense summit in London that they intend to greatly increase military aid to Ukraine. On March 3, Trump announced a pause on all military aid to Ukraine.
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