Enough is Enough: Germany Tells USA to BACK OFF And Keeps €200 BILLION From Trump

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• The era of Pax Americana is ending, as America’s allies, investors, and even its own citizens are actively pulling away from Washington due to Trump’s policies, perceived unreliability, and economic mismanagement.
• Wall Street is dumping US defense stocks over skepticism about Trump’s “dream military” budget, while the US bond market is volatile, having swapped “most patient lenders for its most nervous ones.” Public sentiment shows 70% of Americans believe the government is mismanaging the economy, the worst in 48 years.
• America’s allies are actively decoupling: Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Vadenful made a “customer complaints line” comment regarding US satellite internet for Ukraine, the EU is integrating Ukraine into its own GovSatCom and fostering European cloud alternatives, and Canada’s “Buy Canadian” policy has shifted exports away from the US.
• Putin’s proposed US-Russia-China summit in Shenzhen (Nov 18-19) to end the Ukraine war, notably excluding Ukraine and Europe, is framed as a “callback to a past moment” like Yalta 1945, but Europe retains crucial leverage (frozen Russian assets, sanctions, reconstruction funds).
• The sensible response to Washington’s actions (slowing partner satellites, waiving sanctions on enemies, planning peace summits without allies) is for allies to build their own systems, keep their own money, and make their own deals, effectively building their “own table.”