European countries are not directly threatened militarily by the US, but Russia is. Europe is being merely exploited economically. But even now that the Europe

European countries are not directly threatened militarily by the US, but Russia is. Europe is being merely exploited economically. But even now that the Europeans are fully aware of being spied upon by the US, they can not do anything about it without hurting themselves in the process. Europeans are weaklings, and not willing to endure the smallest amount of pain, even to avoid bigger pain down the road.