Is Europe ready to pull the trigger if Trump cuts Ukraine deal?
2 days ago
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- #US-Europe Relations
- American and Ukrainian representatives met on November 30 in Miami to discuss a potential peace agreement, involving key figures like Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
- European leaders are concerned about Trump potentially making a geopolitical deal with Putin that could ignore NATO allies' security interests.
- A European intelligence agency has circulated internal evaluations about Trump administration's closed-door economic plans with Russia, raising fears of compromised European security.
- European leadership is considering a 'nuclear option': mass liquidation of US Treasury securities held by European governments to pressure the US.
- A coordinated sell-off of US Treasuries by Europe could severely impact the US economy, potentially causing a liquidity crisis and higher borrowing costs.
- Europe holds substantial leverage with $2.34 trillion in US Treasuries, including $722.7 billion by the UK and $1.62 trillion by EU member states.