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  • Trump’s push to end Ukraine war raises fears of ‘ugly deal’ for Europe

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    However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy. Europe may well even have to accept a growing economic partnership between Washington, its traditional protector in the NATO alliance, and Moscow, which most European governments - and NATO itself - say is the greatest threat to European security. Although Ukrainians and other Europeans managed to push back against parts of a 28-point US plan to end the fighting that ... (full story)

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vinta.reddy
Dec 2, 2025 1:11am
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Sorry to say. Europeans are used to thinking

- Europeans problems are worlds problems while world's problems are not their problems.

If they are serious then they should lead Ukraine in negotiations and tell US they are a party along with Ukraine.
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The Fool
Dec 2, 2025 4:41am
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“The Europeans now are paying the price for not having invested in military capabilities over the last years,” said Claudia Major, senior vice president for transatlantic security at the German Marshall Fund of the United States think tank.

...there are 38 US military bases in Europe, home to 85,000 US troops.

https://www.newsweek.com/us-military...ations-2032281
The Fool
Dec 2, 2025 4:51am
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Europe should divorce the USA, which is becoming more ideologically aligned with Russia with every passing year.

The EU is plagued by high youth unemployment. Give them something to do and gin up a 1,000,000 man EU army.

In October 2025, the youth unemployment rate in the European Union was 15.2%, with 2.960 million people under 25 unemployed. The rate is stable compared to September 2025 but has increased compared to October 2024. This rate refers to unemployed persons between 15 and 25 years old and varies by country, with Spain having the highest rate at 25.8%.
Key figures (October 2025)
EU youth unemployment rate: 15.2%
Number of unemployed young people (EU): 2.960 million
Euro area youth unemployment rate: 14.8%
Number of unemployed young people (euro area): 2.352 million
Trends
Year-over-year: Youth unemployment in the EU increased by 74,000 people compared to October 2024.
Month-over-month: The rate is stable compared to September 2025, but the number of unemployed young people increased by 11,000 in the EU.
Country variation
Highest rate: Spain has the highest youth unemployment rate in the EU at 25.8%.
Other countries: Other countries with high youth unemployment rates include Sweden (23.8%), Romania (23.2%), and Estonia (23.0%)
Trader#436F
Dec 2, 2025 4:57am
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Quoting The Fool
Europe should divorce the USA, which is becoming more ideologically aligned with Russia with every passing year.
You post some of the dumbest stuff on this board.
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Trader#BF5E
Dec 2, 2025 2:52am
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What world problems are not European problems. Like when the US invented wmd's or invoked article 5 because it was attacked by someone completely unrelated to Europe.
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Trader#A306
Dec 2, 2025 7:39am
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European economy is bankrupt and euro diplomats are dim witted. Time to welcome them to the real world.
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Trader#EAFE
Dec 2, 2025 8:52am
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Ur attack oil russ but oil down , usa ur russ stop war oil down , cut rate oil down , weeken oil down , opec stop oil but oil down hahahah
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Trader#5BA2
Dec 2, 2025 2:21am
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what did the ukraine nazi who at the time was employed by the AMERICAN government.
V nudleberg aka cookie say actually caught on a phone. f34K the EU
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