With the EU coming into its own In what possible world is the EU 'coming into its own'? It's losing its second largest contributor and still relies on the US t

With the EU coming into its own In what possible world is the EU 'coming into its own'? It's losing its second largest contributor and still relies on the US to defend its eastern states from Russia. EDIT: to be clear I would love for the EU to provide a credible deterrence, its in the interest of global stability and peace. But the fact remains it can't.