– “Before the war against Ukraine, Western allies quarrelled over concepts and competencies”, General Vincenzo Camporini, a former military, now a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society of Italy, reminded at the panel, “Transatlantic Relations in the Face of the War: US & Europe Together for Ukraine”.
Europe followed the policy of strategic autonomy, to keep control over foreign affairs on the continent even though NATO remained the main defender of Europe. The US, on the other hand, had really no interest in sharing its decision-making with the Europeans, especially after the pivot to Asia.
– “The Russian aggression against Ukraine changed everything. This war revealed the alliance’s integrity we last saw maybe during the Cold War”, argued Vincenzo Camporini.
– “There are some differences even today, of course; but, nevertheless, we keep united. We should keep it on but cannot take it for granted. We need to keep providing the public with evidence and data on the war in Ukraine so that governments that want to support Ukraine receive support from their people”, the General analysed.
Even more so as the political, military, financial, and humanitarian needs of Ukraine are far from satisfied.
