MSC/Michaele Stache JD Vance has spoken out against US military aid for Ukraine.
European politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump presidency.
Now that the Republican candidate has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate, those differences appear even more stark on prospects for the war in Ukraine, security and trade.
Nils Schmid, a senior MP in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, told the BBC that he was confident a Republican presidency would continue to stay within Nato, even if JD Vance came across as "more isolationist" and Donald Trump remained "unpredictable".
However, he warned of a new round of "trade wars" with the US under a second Trump presidency.
Viktor Orban's recent "peace missions" to Moscow and Beijing have sparked accusations that he’s abusing his country’s six-month rotating presidency of the European Council.
JD Vance singled out Berlin for criticism of its military preparedness earlier this year. »
