European Unity Fractures: Germany, France, Italy Vie for Influence Amid Trump's Challenge

• US President Donald Trump's actions have strained trans-Atlantic ties, leading to fractured European unity.
• Germany, France, and Italy are emerging as competing axes of power within Europe, each with differing approaches to continental crises.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to repair US-Europe relations, while French President Emmanuel Macron advocates for European rearmament and self-reliance.
• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni aligns with Merz but has clashed with Macron, hinting at an Italy-Germany axis.
• Poland criticizes Germany and France as 'too small to govern Europe,' arguing for greater Eastern European influence.