{"id":1281688,"date":"2025-08-18T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/europe-is-no-longer-an-american-or-russian-pie\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T05:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:54:17","slug":"europe-is-no-longer-an-american-or-russian-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/europe-is-no-longer-an-american-or-russian-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Is No Longer Anyone\u2019s Pawn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

On the Eve of the Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska, Predictions of a \u201cNew Yalta\u201d and Europe\u2019s Division Prove Overstated<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the Yalta Conference, the Allied forces were already in Europe and could therefore divide the old continent into spheres of influence without any difficulty. Today, the most that Trump and Putin can attempt is to “divide” the occupied Ukrainian territories, which they cannot. Thus, this is not Yalta at all.<\/p>\n

After World War II, the renowned Polish publicist Jerzy Stempowski bitterly noted that the fate of the continent was determined by states outside of Europe. Stempowski was correct. The United States is located across a vast ocean. Great Britain, an island at the time, was primarily focused on its non-European possessions. Russia, meanwhile, is a continental power that can turn its focus toward Asia at any moment.<\/p>\n

From this perspective, Anchorage resembled Yalta only in that it was a meeting of leaders who neither understand nor care for Europe, although they sincerely believe they do. Indifference to Europe has been dictated by the very culture and tradition of American politics. The first American president who attempted to change this tradition was Woodrow Wilson, President during the First World War. He realized that America’s security was inseparable from that of Europe, but he suffered total defeat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t