💬 "I hope that President Trump lays out a forceful warning to Europe that surrendering national sovereignty to unregulated and corrupt 'globalist' interests is anathema to American – and European – interests," Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel tells Sputnik.

💬 "The Europe of 2026 resembles the England of 1776, which America broke away from, at considerable cost to England, looking back over 250 years of modern history," he adds.

💬 "On its present course, Europe risks triggering America's outright withdrawal from NATO and lessening our military presence there, a move which seems long overdue," Ortel concludes.

💬 “The trade surplus with the United States is very large [$138B from Q1 through Q3 2025, ed.]. I do not think that it is a positive outcome for anyone…as the US may also suffer in terms of prices of imports,” Lacalle told Sputnik.

💬 "The idea has been present for almost a quarter of a century… but in reality nothing has been done. It all boiled down to excessive dependence on the United States."

💬 "But Brussels already voices that this is for bargaining during negotiations, and not for action."

💬 "The Europeans are too divided and too dependent on US protection and financial services to really oppose Trump on Greenland," Vereycken concludes.

💬 “Nobody is in any mood to stage a grand spectacle around an agreement with Trump right now,” said one of the officials.

💬“Yes, indeed, such contacts are on the president’s schedule for tomorrow,” Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.