[honzabe]

Striking? Why?

Appeasement of aggressors has a terrible track record, both historically (Hitler, Putin) and specifically with Trump (TACO).

Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen argues, IMHO convincingly, that Europe should NOT try to appease Trump, but do the opposite - escalate to de-escalate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwRsTDlqU8I

His reasoning is that Trump is a malignant narcissist, and malignant narcissists separate people into two categories: those perceived as strong, whom they admire (Putin, Xi), and weak, whom they abuse. Appeasement will only encourage further abuse. The only viable option is to show strength.

As a European myself, I will support politicians with an uncompromising approach, no matter the cost.