The threats and recommendations of Donald Trump to make Europe number on itself more than on the United States can turn against the Americans, in many areas. European countries have realised that it is against them that American-Russian political rapprochement, based on the alleged strategical partnership, is directed against them. They besides realized that it was essential to become as independent as possible of the United States as possible, which should not affect Europe's interior policy, for example through any kind of technological blackmail.