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Europe Pushes US Independence as Fuel Prices Spike

7/6/2026

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  • Around thirty European leaders met in Brussels in January for a summit to curb U.S. dependence.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron said U.S. reliance is over.
  • Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned Europe would become a vassal.
  • British intelligence urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to avoid CIA discussions.
  • President Donald Trump’s Greenland proposal and Iran strikes raised European fuel prices, prompting Chancellor Friedrich Merz to say only Russia benefits.