The meeting of European leaders on February 3, dedicated to strengthening defense in response to a threat from Russia, was mainly concentrated on America. Donald Trump dominates the news, unleashing a trade war against China and threatening (but then retreating) against Mexico and a NATO ally on NATO. He also refused to exclude the use of military force to seize Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

When the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyeen summed up the summit, she began with the United States, warning what would happen if Trump fulfills her threats to hit the EU tariffs, the Politico observer Jacopo Barigagazi notes.

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Von der Layen emphasized that partnership with the United States " According to her, the EU is ready to reconsider its fiscal rules to allow a significant increase in defense costs.

This meets the requirements of such countries as Italy, Poland and the Baltic countries, which want defense costs to not be taken into account when determining the deficiency and debt limits of the EU.

At the same time, the countries were divided by how much money should be invested in the EU defense expenses, where this money should come from, and whether the EU should support the “buy European” policy on weapons.

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The EU leaders also made it clear that they were not going to deviate from Trump's demand to capture Greenland.

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The head of NATO Mark Rutte, who joined the EU leaders at dinner, tried to prevent the threat from the US president, proposing to allow NATO to ensure the security of the Arctic territory, potentially placing the troops of the Alliance there.

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Recall that French President Emmanuel Macron said during the meeting of the European Union leaders in Brussels that Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the policy of US President Donald Trump forced Europe to take great responsibility for its own physical and economic security. According to Macron, this means strengthening the European defense industry and the purchase of more European weapons.