Europe's worries about Trump in spotlight as Macron heads to French nuclear sub base | PBS News

French President Emmanuel Macron, the person with the power to unleash France's nuclear arsenal, will on Monday update French thinking on the potential use of warheads carried on submarines and planes, if it ever came to that. This in the context of concerns in Europe that Russian war-making could spread beyond Ukraine, and uncertainty about U.S. President Donald Trump's steadfastness as an ally...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/europes-worries-about-trump-in-spotlight-as-macron-heads-to-french-nuclear-sub-base 

 

How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves

Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an ally…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/trump-ukraine-russia-explainer

A Call to Arms for Europe - The Atlantic

"Europe is at a crucial juncture of its history. The American shield is slipping away, Ukraine risks being abandoned, and Russia is being strengthened. Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service. 

This is a tragedy for the free world, but it's first and foremost a tragedy for the United States. [President Donald] Trump's message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you, he will impose more tariffs on you than on his enemies, and he will threaten to seize your territories, while supporting the dictators who invade you..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/claude-malheuret-speech/681947/

More than 130 Republicans oppose plan to lift sanctions against Putin ally - The Washington Post

In a rebuke to the Trump administration, 136 Republicans joined House Democrats Thursday to oppose a Treasury Department plan to lift sanctions against companies controlled by an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/01/17/rebuke-trump-administration-more-than-republicans-break-ranks-oppose-treasury-plan-lift-sanctions-against-putin-ally/

Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation - POLITICO

Turkey is an NATO ally that has sided with the U.S. in Syria, but still ...
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/13/trump-turkey-isis-syria-withdrawal-1098798

Tom Cotton Is Dangerously Deceptive -- Slate

Tom Cotton's lies make him a dangerous prospect to head the CIA ....
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/tom-cotton-is-dangerously-deceptive.html

Germans Are Finally Uniting—Around Hating Donald Trump

Peace in the Middle East can't be far behind. ...
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/angela-merkel-donald-trump-germany

US leak of Manchester attacker's name strikes new blow to intelligence sharing

Naming of Salman Abedi by 'US officials' hours before it was announced by UK authorities is latest in series of leaks that may damage credibility with allies ...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/23/trump-administration-manchester-bomber-name-leak

Russians Bragged That They Could Use Michael Flynn to Influence Trump

They viewed the former National Security Adviser as an ally....
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/russians-bragged-they-could-use-michael-flynn-influence-trump-cnn-reports

South Korean media is warning about 'Trump's mouth' threatening US alliance -- Business Insider

South Korean media on Monday warned of a "Trump risk" threatening the alliance between Washington and Seoul amid high tensions over the North's weapons ambitions.

The two countries are bound by a defence pact and 28,500 US troops are stationed in the South. But the new US president has said in recent interviews that Seoul should pay for a "billion-dollar" US missile defence system being deployed in the South to guard against threats from the nuclear-armed North....
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-s-korea-media-warn-of-trump-risk-to-alliance-2017-5

Britain starting to reassess US as an ally, Scottish Tory leader says (the guardian)

Ruth Davidson's remarks about whether US can be considered reliable ally under Trump contrast with official UK policy ...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/17/britain-starting-to-reassess-us-ally-scottish-tory-leader-ruth-davidson-says?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1