With the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, the uproar in global power dynamics started. Unlike the old American presidents, Trump looks close to Russia. The effect of this is that there is talk of stopping the Russia-Ukraine war, but Ukraine itself is beyond it. Angry Ukrainian leader Volodimir Jailonsky appealed to form the European Army so that the US coldness does not affect their security.
What is new now which is in discussion
Recently there was a security conference in Munich, Germany. Europe hoped that even though Trump’s statement may be losing, they would be able to be careful on the stage. There was Vice President JD Vance representative from America here. He also repeated Trump’s talk. Vance clearly said that NATO should work properly, for this it is necessary that the member countries of this military party in Europe also increase their defense budget.
This demand of Vance is not as fair. Actually America is NATO’s biggest funding source. In the last few years, it has been repeatedly coming that even after a good economy, some countries are avoiding spending money, while their security is also coming on the US. This is the reason that even before Trump, many presidents talked about increasing the defense budget. However, most European countries continued to cut off from it.
How much does US spend
The US currently gives about 70 percent of the total expenditure of this group. There is also the reason for this. In the year 2014, all the NATO members together decided that they would put at least 2% of their GDP on defense. This is the minimum expenditure, which is also called Bill. Most of the countries are lagging behind in this matter, while the US spent about 3 and a half percent of its GDP on defense.
Trumpian America has threatened that if the rest of the country does not give its share, then the US will not bear all the expenses alone. The way the Trump administration is doing strictness, it is also expected that NATO should not end anywhere. In such a situation, Europe is bound to feel the need to work on defense.
Why threatening to withdraw from NATO
Although NATO takes the decision with everyone’s consent, but America is the most powerful in them. He has a lot of military power. There is even a bigger thing, it has a store of nuclear weapons. All the countries of Europe have been relaxed as a guarantee of security. In such a situation, Trump’s threat is disturbing.
Article 5 of NATO says that if there is an attack on any country in Europe or North America, it will be considered an attack against all members. As the situation is at the moment, the geo-politics account is disturbed, so the restlessness in the countries is bound to be.
Now the role of Ukraine comes here
He kept asking for NATO membership for himself for a long time. If this happens, the danger on Kiev would have reduced to a great extent and America itself would have confronted Moscow to save him. Jailonski’s demand was not only rejected by the White House, but also a gesture in Russia’s war that he does not have much sympathy with Ukraine. Perhaps peace comes but it will not be on the terms of Ukraine. Jailonski is troubled by this. Three years later, he finally suggested why Europe should not form its own army. Europe is not in the immediate threat, but the danger between the US policy shift cannot be ruled out.
In view of the tension between the US and the European Union, Jailonski hit the hammer on hot iron. According to media reports, he feared Russia’s growing military strength, fearing that Moscow could be a threat to the rest of Europe through Belarus.
On the other hand, the European Union seems to be avoiding making a direct statement. EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Kaza Kailas said that instead of creating a separate army, the existing armies of Europe should be working together ie under the NATO. The Foreign Ministry of Poland also rejected the possibility of the European Army, saying that the formation of a separate army should not be practical, but the EU should strengthen the defense made.
Which more military organizations in Europe
At present, discussions are going on to increase military budget in all the countries there. Apart from this, another military faction has been formed in Europe after Plan B, named Common Security and Defense Policy. Under this, the EU has a military capacity of about 300,000 soldiers, which will help its member country in the Emergency. However, it has much limited strength and resources compared to NATO.
Why Europe is avoiding making separate army
Defense budget is not the only reason for this. Actually, there is a rage among the member countries of the European Union. There are more than 25 countries in the EU. Everyone has its own priority and military needs. If someone is uprooted from someone, then someone looks close to someone. In such a situation, it is difficult to create a joint European Army. Also, it was easy for the EU to make a small decision while working in American leadership for so many decades. Now if he takes such a big decision directly from America, then it will not only strategic, but also will hurt economic interests. This is the reason that even after Jailonski said, no country is giving a direct statement.