Thread by @OlenaWave

🇺🇸 "The de-escalators" of the White House began to get nervous
➡️ This happened after Stoltenberg's statements and ambassadors' comments regarding the idea of ​​"slightly modernizing the Ramstein format" and reducing the role of the US in certain processes.The Europeans actually

attributed this to the instability on the part of the USA and the risks of the presidential elections. I wrote about this yesterday. Today, the White House issued a statement in which it rejects the very admissibility of the proposal to transfer the leadership functions of the

United States within the framework of Ramstein to the "European part of NATO." This was stated by the adviser of the White House on public relations J. Kirby.
He stated 🗣 "this is impossible", because "it (the Ramstein group) is bigger than NATO, it is more than 50 countries

from all over the world and they are united only by American leadership".
The US does not want to lose the levers for "escalation management", just as it does not want to lose its security influence on Europe, which for decades has been converted into the spread of American

interests in Europe. ⏩ But the USA with such an approach and policy will lose all this, because this is the fate of a leader who does not live up to expectations, does not meet the challenges of the times, demonstrates a constantly weak position and fear, and even cannot

for the seventh month to demonstrate the support of its key external partners. Ukraine - this is European security.

The US does not want to lose control "over the processes", but does not do enough to be entitled to this control. They are currently holding back European initiatives to try to improve the coordination of support for Ukraine and reduce risks in the event of Trump's arrival (his

NATO policy). 💬Two days ago, they threatened Macron 🇫🇷 for his intention in one way or another to place a limited contingent of military personnel, technicians and specialists in Ukraine.

🏆 Leadership is not only a quantitative indicator of the economy and other things. This is the readiness to make difficult but strategic decisions. Take after yourself. Recognize the mistakes of past approaches. Try new things instead of trying to use the same recipe.