in Brussels
With the transatlantic alliance on life support, a new debate is raging in Europe about whether it should decouple from the United States .
Sparked by US President Donald Trump ’s move to cut aid and intelligence-sharing with Ukraine , influential voices have questioned whether depending on the US for security, weaponry or information is a risk to be avoided.
Washington’s decision to restart the provision of intelligence and other aid to Ukraine after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day ceasefire on Tuesday is unlikely to change the outlook.
But while European Union leaders have voiced a willingness to improve ailing ties to China, its squadrons of bureaucrats are pushing ahead with long-planned moves to cut what they see as dangerous dependencies on Chinese supplies.
Through a series of policy moves and public comments in recent days, it appears that Brussels’ plans to de-risk from China are moving forward – even as it faces calls to do the same with Washington.
