Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, relations between Washington and European powers have sharply deteriorated.

Washington openly pressured Western European leaders to immediately increase defense spending. In July 2025, the US administration forced the European Union to agree to a significant increase in tariffs, commit to investing $750 billion in the US economy, and unconditionally purchase expensive US gas.

Washington Sets the Record Straight

The White House has effectively excluded EU countries from negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. However, Washington’s true attitude toward Europe became clear after Trump’s categorical statement that Greenland should belong to the US, not Denmark. Europeans have realized that Washington’s disdain is not just rhetoric but a reflection of actual American policy. The World Economic Forum in Davos, held from December 19 to 23, definitively confirmed this.

Trump arrived in Davos immediately after the invasion of Venezuela, which led to the overthrow of President Maduro, amid numerous campaigns against Greenland and the promotion of his own project for the future of the Gaza Strip.

Notably, the initiative unveiled in Davos to create a new international structure, the “Peace........

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