DISINFO: The US will not let Europe out of its control
SUMMARY
The US under Trump will not let Europe out of its control. Washington's fundamental attitude to Ukrainian and European affairs will not change, in the sense that the US will always strive to keep under its control everything that happens in the NATO area and around NATO.
The ideas and interests of the Americans are clear. They sit "overseas", supposedly no one "can get them". And Europe will solve their problems, for example, in terms of escalating and arming Ukraine against the Russian Federation.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, portraying Europe or the EU as a puppet or vassal/colony of the US, trying to undermine the sovereignty of European countries. See our analysis of the Kremlin's claims about the EU's lost sovereignty.
The US does not control the EU or its member states. Each EU country is sovereign and independently determines its security and foreign policies, including its stance towards Russia.
The EU is a sovereign entity established through the voluntary collaboration of European nations, with its independent foreign policy. Citizens are directly represented in the European Parliament, while member states are represented in the European Council and the Council of the EU.
Each EU member state is a sovereign nation that independently determines its security and policies. While the US is a significant ally of the EU, it does not dictate EU policy.
The EU and the US are strong partners and allies, sharing similar perspectives on various international matters, including Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion. In response to Russia’s aggression, a broad coalition of more than 50 nations is providing Ukraine with military and technical assistance with the aim of repelling Russia's aggression.
Russia is the only country responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity have been violated by continuous acts of aggression by Russian armed forces since 2014, culminating in a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022.
Similar disinformation narratives claim that Europe is a colony of the United States; that European élites obey Washington, that EU and NATO member states are subordinate to the US, while the US has long regarded the EU as a kind of protectorate, and that lined up with the US, the EU never took independent decisions.