{"id":123314,"date":"2024-11-08T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123314"},"modified":"2024-11-08T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:21:00","slug":"50-european-leaders-assess-how-trump-will-affect-their-fortunes-and-seek-a-common-stance-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123314","title":{"rendered":"50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) \u2014 Around 50 European leaders on Thursday called for a stronger defense posture across the continent that no longer necessitates a fundamental dependence on Washington as they gave a guarded welcome to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who spoke to Trump after the election result, also had warm words to say about him. However, he took issue with the incoming president\u2019s assertion that Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine could be ended in a day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is going to be very fast, it will be a loss for Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said. <\/p>\n<p>The European Political Community summit on Thursday in Hungary\u2019s capital Budapest reassessed trans-Atlantic relations in the hope that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-democracy-2024-election-harris-votecast-4bf1465b465ea1da92fb7474f2f9becd\">Trump\u2019s second U.S. presidency<\/a><\/span> will avoid the strife of his first administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was elected by the American people. He will defend the American interests,\u201d French President Emmanuel Macron told the other leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is whether we are willing to defend the European interest. It is the only question. It is our priority,\u201d Macron said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"AudioEnhancement\" data-separate-event=\"audioModule\" data-separate-value=\"AP AUDIO: 50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"AP AUDIO: 50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"ap-audio-50-european-leaders-assess-how-trump-will-affect-their-fortunes-and-seek-a-common-stance-on-russia\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"AudioEnhancement-description\">European leaders are reassessing their trans-Atlantic relations following Donald Trump\u2019s U.S. presidency win. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Time and again, leaders stepped up to say European defense efforts should be increased.<\/p>\n<p>After the summit he hosted, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said, \u201cThere was agreement that Europe should take more responsibility for securing peace and safety. To put this more bluntly, we cannot wait for the Americans to protect us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his first 2017-2021 term, Trump pushed the European NATO allies to spend more on defense, up to and beyond 2% of gross domestic product, and to be less reliant on U.S. military cover. That point has totally sunk in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the one in NATO who stimulated us to move over the 2%. And now, also thanks to him, NATO, if you take out the numbers of the U.S., is above the 2%,\u201d NATO chief Mark Rutte said.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Michel, the council president of the 27-nation EU, agreed that the continent needed to become less reliant on the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to be more masters of our destiny,\u201d he said. \u201cNot because of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, but because of our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his election campaign, Trump threatened anything from a trade war with Europe to a withdrawal from NATO commitments and a fundamental shift of support for Ukraine in its war with Russia \u2014 all issues that could have groundbreaking consequences for nations across Europe. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course he said a lot of things during the campaign,\u201d said Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, adding they won\u2019t all be appearing in his official policies. \u201cTrans-Atlantic cooperation is of the utmost importance both for the U.S. and European interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, European leaders hope a new beginning holds the promise of smoother relations. <\/p>\n<p>Rutte, who was Dutch prime minister during Trump\u2019s first presidency, said, \u201cI worked with him very well for four years. He is extremely clear about what he wants. He understands that you have to deal with each other to come to joint positions. And I think we can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Rutte insisted that the challenges posed by Russia in Ukraine affected both sides of the Atlantic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia is delivering the latest technology into North Korea in return for North Korean help with the war against Ukraine. And this is a threat not only to the European part of NATO, but also to the U.S. mainland,\u201d he said as he arrived at the summit. <\/p>\n<p>During the campaign, Trump said he could <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-russia-ukraine-war-un-election-a78ecb843af452b8dda1d52d137ca893\">end the war in Ukraine<\/a><\/span>, now well into its third year, in a single day. Ukraine and many of its European backers fear that this means a peace on terms favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin and involving the surrender of territory.<\/p>\n<p>European allies in NATO hope to convince Trump that if he helps to negotiate any peace, it should be done from a position of strength, for both Ukraine and the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Zelenskyy told reporters in Budapest that Europe and the U.S. need each other to remain strong. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good, productive conversation. Of course, we cannot yet know what his specific actions will be. But we hope that America will become stronger. This is the kind of America Europe needs. And a strong Europe is what America needs. This is the bond between allies that should be valued and must not be lost,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>However, he dismissed Orb\u00e1n\u2019s assertion that first and foremost a ceasefire was in order, underscoring the tension between the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Ceasefire first, and then \u2018we\u2019ll see.\u2019 Who are \u2018we?\u2019\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cAre your children dying, are your houses being destroyed? 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