Letās not get carried away.
France and Germany are still buying Russian energy, three years after Bucha. (Others may be, too, those are the ones I googled). I know, energy is a commodity, but I have to think that rejecting Russian energy would allow Russiaās remaining customers (China, India) to start screwing them on terms.
The EU has issued a white paper on how a renewed Euro interest in defense could manifest in spending nearly a trillion Euros over the next few years. The EU has suggested that budget restrictions, keeping them from borrowing to spend on defense, could be lifted. I donāt think they have enacted it yet. (The UK is not in the EU, and they could be increasing spending on defense right now, but arenāt. Does it take a vote in Parliament? I really donāt know).
The WSJ had a sourced news article this weekend. After the disastrous Oval Office meeting, Zelensky flew to London to meet with the European leaders, where they affirmed their support for Ukraine. Then, Macron and Starmer told Zelensky he needed to go back to the U.S. and make nice.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/inside-the-frantic-european-negotiations-behind-ukraines-cease-fire-deal-f4ad538c?st=7JFhED&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
Is the U.S. acting childish? Sure. Are the Euros acting like adults? Well,ā¦sort of, almost,ā¦weāll see. Russia rolling into Crimea in 2014 didnāt spur them to wean off Russian energy or increase their defense spending, going into Ukraine again three years ago didnāt spur them. Letās hope they do so, now.