Summary

A European Parliament member claimed that the U.S. gave Europe three weeks to agree on Ukraine’s “surrender” terms or risk an American withdrawal from Europe.

Mika Aaltola made the claim on X, but provided no evidence. NBC News reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested a U.S. troop reduction in Europe.

Trump reportedly plans to cut 20,000 troops and demand greater NATO contributions. He has pushed for higher NATO defense spending.

Trump may meet with Putin soon, believing Russia holds the upper hand in negotiations.

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    Has China given an indication they’re allied with the US? This is an earnest question.

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      I think it’s more trump / Putin and Putin/ Winnie the Pooh so they are just all friends

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        it’s a lot like the tripartite pact. three fascist military governments are agreeing to non-compete terms. they are not allies. they are merely not enemies

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          This definitely helped answer my question, thanks yall!

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      Japan and Germany were strange bedfellows the last time this all happened, if you’ll recall.

      “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” and all that.