Since Trump's inauguration the new talking point on all social media is that "the EU is freeloading on the US". This is patently false. Whenever the EU starts

Since Trump's inauguration the new talking point on all social media is that "the EU is freeloading on the US". This is patently false. Whenever the EU starts its own defense initiatives, the US interferes immediately: https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/eu-fends-off-us-attack-in-spat-over-the-blocs-military-reforms/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/eu-fends-off-u... For a proper European deterrence the EU would needs its own nuclear force and an independent foreign policy. Which the US would attempt to shut down very quickly. What the US really wants is for the EU to buy US hardware with kill switches and manufacture shells for US directed proxy wars. Perhaps also supply EU soldiers in Ukraine that function as a tripwire for the continuation of Nuland's pet conflict. The status quo is that the EU is happy with its abusive vassal relationship, pays slightly less for defense and lets the US reap benefits from a sovereign foreign policy and a dollar that is propped up by its military might. Be careful what you ask for!