Donald Trump violated Venezuela's sovereignty for an oil deal. We said nothing.
Donald Trump demanded sovereignty over Greenland, where oil is also hoped for. Hoping it would pass, we said nothing.
Donald Trump chose to start an absurd war with Iran, and oil prices surged for everyone. We said nothing.
Donald Trump threatened to ban the export of American diesel to France, risking diesel prices soaring beyond 2.50 euros up to 3 euros. We said nothing.
Donald Trump demanded that G7 countries empty their strategic diesel reserves to lower prices before the Midterms elections. We said nothing, and we obeyed.
Donald Trump struck a de facto pact with Vladimir Putin to source diesel from Russia, in contempt of the sanctions imposed by the United States, and he demanded a "new president in Ukraine," reckoning that an American election is worth abandoning European security. We say nothing.
When will Europe act to immunize itself against American sanctions, to free itself from the grip of technology companies, to set in motion the Anti-Coercion Instrument? When will it speak clearly and with one voice?
For when the history of these mad years is written, one thing alone will be remembered: Europe, for its part, had nothing to say.
Dominique de Villepin