NoneOfUrBusiness

Well we’re risk at of going off track here, because we are talking about trade and economics being possible, with people who have different politics. Which it was.

It was, yes, but only insofar as they could stay out of each other’s business. Russia invading Ukraine made their politics Western Europe’s business, is what I’m trying to say. From that point they could either do nothing or act against Russia, and they judged it in their best interests to do the latter.

America has never liked the idea of the EU because it loosen their control.

Are you sure about that? If I’m not wrong America welcomed the EU because it reduced the chance of another war between Western European powers.

The Ukraine war is perfect for them, because they are making bank off of weapons and energy sales, have nothing at risk and sees Europe and Russia weakened.

Yeah that’s fair.

They had economic relations, yes, but geopolitically speaking they’re on different sides just as much as, say, China and America are on different sides. They’ve been on different sides since WWII ended with the partition of Germany. Russia wants to expand its territory and influence, and Western Europe doesn’t want anything that will upset the European Pax Americana. The biggest example of this is the Russian invasion of Ukraine; there’s a reason the EU is pouring billions into the war and it’s not to satisfy the US. See also Russian interference in European elections. The Russian aim of retaking the Eastern Bloc would conflict with British interests even if America disappeared tomorrow.

China? Okay fair. Russia? Ain’t happening. The problems between Western Europe and Russia are far deeper than their respective relations with the US.

EV manufacturing is very weak in the US due to years of short-sighted corporate and government policy, so the companies making EVs don’t have money to give right now to Trump. Meanwhile US oilgarchs are very rich and have a lot of money to hand over to Trump.