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The conversation turned to how European alignment with U.S. foreign policy has shaped its response to the Ukraine war. The formal endorsement of NATO's eastward expansion and the dismissal of Russian concerns at the Bucharest Summit in 2008 symbolize Europe’s complicity in U.S. expansionist strategy. The disappointing response from EU elites reveals a dependency on U.S. directives rather than exercising independent policy preferences, leading to a troubling display of what many perceive as childish recklessness in foreign relations.