The bloc mustn’t look to the end result of the US election, however take issues into its personal arms, Donald Tusk has stated
It doesn’t matter whether or not the US presidential election is gained by Democrat Kamala Harris or her Republican rival Donald Trump – the age of European international locations “outsourcing” their safety to America has come to an finish, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned.
Tusk, who served as European Council president from 2014 to 2019, made the remarks in a put up on X on Saturday, simply days earlier than the November 5 vote within the US.
“Harris or Trump? Some declare that the way forward for Europe will depend on the American elections, whereas it relies upon in the beginning on us,” he wrote.
However the EU will solely have the ability to take issues into its personal arms if it “lastly grows up and believes in its personal energy,” the prime minister pressured.
“Regardless of the final result [of the US election], the period of geopolitical outsourcing is over” for Europe, Tusk insisted.
The Monetary Instances stated in an article on Saturday that “many Europeans lose sleep at evening” over the prospect of Donald Trump successful the election and shattering US safety ensures to its allies, “expressed within the type of NATO and the nuclear umbrella.”
“European supporters of Ukraine additionally fear that he may attempt to settle the struggle there on phrases that amounted, in impact, to a victory for Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” the article stated.
In keeping with the FT, most Europeans would “really feel extra comfy” with Harris within the Oval Workplace. Throughout the marketing campaign, the Democratic candidate has expressed “ironclad” help for NATO, promised to maintain backing Ukraine, and pressured the significance of America’s alliances.
A ballot by the Savanta analysis firm carried out in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland final month discovered that most individuals in these international locations imagine a Harris presidency “could be finest for European safety.” The extent of belief within the Democratic candidate among the many six surveyed nations was the very best in Spain (70%) and the bottom in Poland (58%).
Earlier this week, the pinnacle of the European Parliament’s Overseas Affairs Committee, David McAllister, advised Deutsche Welle that the bloc must be ready for each doable outcomes of the vote in America.
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“The tone could be completely different, however I’m sure a Harris administration would additionally name for Europeans to do extra for our personal safety and protection,” McAllister stated.
