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Not the same. Most EU countries are allied with the US. Most of them hold negative or downright hostile views towards Russia.

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I am unsure what exactly makes a country an "ally" of America (aside of diplomatic relations), but the US IC do have history of industrial espionage against the EU and other trading partners: https://theintercept.com/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use...

If they're in NATO then they're an ally.

Also, interesting you posted a Glenn Greenwald article - he has been accused by some people in the U.S. of dismissing things Russia has done recently in these fronts.

1. This can change easily and actually has changed already with Trump not renewing the NATO wow.

2. Why take any risk that you can avoid?

Sure, these are still valid concerns, but they are different when framed from an alliance/adversary point of view.

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