Europe warns the U.S. of possible "betrayal," considers implementing "nuclear-level retaliation"

Hu Xijin Observation

Germany's "Der Spiegel" weekly reported on the 4th that leaders from Germany, France, Ukraine, and several other European countries recently issued a warning during a conference call: the U.S. "may betray" Ukraine and Europe. "Der Spiegel" quoted Macron as saying, "The U.S. could betray Ukraine on territorial issues without providing clear security guarantees." He said this poses a "huge danger" for Ukrainian President Zelensky. According to the minutes obtained by "Der Spiegel," German Chancellor Merz stated that Zelensky must be extremely cautious in the coming days. He mentioned that two American negotiators are "playing you and us." The article noted that those two representatives are U.S. envoy Weitkov and President Trump's son-in-law Kushner.

▲Zelensky, Macron, Starmer, and Merz met in Kyiv in May. (Image source: AFP) The article also mentioned that other European leaders attending the meeting expressed distrust towards the U.S. Finnish President Stubb said that Ukraine should not face the U.S. negotiators alone. NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said that protection must be provided for Zelensky. In recent days, European media have sporadically published articles harboring deep hostility towards the U.S. Spain's "El País" bluntly stated in an editorial that the U.S. is no longer an ally of Europe, but has instead become an adversary or even an enemy. The article warned that if Europe does not take decisive action and respond quickly, it may completely lose its influence in global geopolitics.

The UK "Daily Express" even claimed that if the U.S. "betrays Ukraine," Europe is considering taking the "nuclear option": destroying the U.S. economy. Specifically, this refers to selling off up to $23.4 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds, which would lead to a plunge in the dollar, trigger a liquidity crisis in the banking system, and cause borrowing costs to soar, all of which would push the U.S. financial industry into a state of paralysis worse than during the 2008 financial crisis, severely impacting the midterm elections set to take place in the U.S. next year. According to a report by the "Wall Street Journal" on November 28, a European intelligence agency distributed a paper report packaged in a brown paper envelope to some of the highest-level national security officials on the continent, who were shocked by its contents: the report detailed the business and economic cooperation plans between the Trump administration and Russia, including joint resource extraction in the Arctic.

▲On December 2, Weitkov and Kushner met with Putin in Moscow. (Image source: Getty Images) Following this intelligence, the "Wall Street Journal" conducted a series of interviews, resulting in an in-depth investigative report detailing how various business leaders, from ExxonMobil to a classmate of Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., are vying for post-war business contracts in Russia, including the repair of the bombed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, resource extraction in the Arctic, and equity participation in large Russian companies, among others. The "Wall Street Journal" stated that the interviews ultimately presented an extraordinary story: business leaders stepping outside the framework of traditional diplomacy to solidify peace agreements through business transactions. The "Wall Street Journal" also quoted Dmitriev, a special representative of the Russian president, who said he feels that this pragmatic, commercialized communication approach is working. "We can transform investment trusts into political roles," he said in a private interview.

▲Negotiations in Florida: Ukrainian Security Service head Umerov met with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, who sat between Weitkov and Kushner. (Image source: AFP) To Europeans, forcing Ukraine to cede territory for commercial interests and making concessions on post-war security arrangements are blatant acts of "betrayal" by the U.S., leaving the entire continent feeling politically bleak. Reuters also cited unnamed European diplomats in a recent report, stating: "We sense that Trump will still pressure Europe to achieve an unjust peace." This information is gradually fermenting, leading to unprecedented disappointment and suspicion among Europeans towards the U.S., widening the rift across the Atlantic. The situation is still developing. In Hu's view, Europe is sending a warning to Trump through the media by releasing these serious evaluations and plans: please do not go too far.