It is difficult to say where French President Emmanuel Macron’s last words about Europe and the US come from, as they misjudge reality. Europe must be as strong as possible, but under no circumstances should it oppose the US, Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński told the PAP.
French President Emmanuel Macron said after a three-day visit to China that Europe is not interested in the escalation of the Taiwan crisis and should follow its own strategy in relations with the island, independent of both the US and China. In an interview with Politico, he said Europe must resist pressure to become “America’s imitator” and demanded “Europe’s strategic autonomy”.
Wrong assessment of reality
The deputy head of Polish diplomacy referred to these statements by Macron.
Where these words come from is difficult to say, because they indicate a misjudgment of reality
Jablonski said.
While it is true that Europe must be able to defend itself, be as strong as possible and have such ambitions, it should not under any circumstances oppose the US or even strive for some sort of enforced neutrality.
Jablonski said.
He stressed that the United States has been Europe’s ally for decades.
They supported Europe throughout the 20th century and brought stability and peace to our continent, at least in much of our continent
– said the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He added that transatlantic relations, including within NATO “is the basis without which it is hard to imagine functioning in a secure international system.”
Poland’s attitude
The deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that Poland supports all activities that strengthen Europe and its individual countries.
Poland has long said that European states, for example, should spend more on defence, that we should be stronger – individually as individual states and as a continent. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but the purpose of these actions should not be to oppose the United States, but to get on the same level, to be an equal ally.
Jablonski said.
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said in an interview with French television on Tuesday that European leaders are increasingly sympathetic to the French president’s vision of gaining “strategic autonomy” from the United States.
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Source: wPolityce