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Inside the White House all morning have been discussions about what the United States will do if Europe tries to -- or actually does -- sabotage the US-Russia talks about Ukraine.
The U.S. withdrawing from NATO is now officially "on the table."
If the Europeans dare to interfere with US efforts to bring the ongoing conflict to a halt, the US will likely tell Europe it is on its own from now on, and begin withdrawing US forces from Europe almost immediately.
The general consensus in the White House is that the Europeans don't understand their place in the real world; they think they're equals to the US but they're not. Never have been.
There is a realization in the Trump Administration that if a major war breaks out in Europe over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it is the US that would have to bear the brunt of defending a Europe which is so weak, it cannot defend itself.
This is a result of DELIBERATE decisions by Europe, to the detriment of the United States. For literally DECADES the Europeans have deliberately failed or refused to honor their commitment to spend at least two percent of GDP on defense. Year after year, over and over, the US had to make up for what Europe was failing to do.
Now, the Europeans act as if they're equals when they haven't upheld their end of the NATO deal for decades. Europe wants to have a say on an issue they cannot uphold their end of: that being, if war comes, Europe is too weak to fight.
So while the US has made clear that Europe will not be involved in the US-Russia talks, the Europeans are already scheming to sabotage those talks. If they try, they're apparently going to get the biggest dose of reality since WW2. They will likely be told "Defend Yourselves, the U.S. is out."
