I see we've had hours of the European echo chamber here.

I'm an American but I obviously don't represent my country. I just want to say one thing...

You Europeans don't need to worry. We will not abandon you in case Russia shows up in NATO territory because we have too long of a history together and strong commercial relations. We are a large country and you can bet we have shared values. It's in our strongest interest to ensure that you don't become part of a Russian Empire. We'd go there again as we've done multiple times in the past. Even Trump would do it. Don't take our renewed relationship with Russia as indication that we trust Putin. We just decided it's not worth pushing them against a corner. Disrespecting Russia is a mistake and leads to bad and dangerous outcomes.

But one thing we will no longer do is bail you out on every little crisis in your continent. We are not your private security. YES, let France be your nuclear shield. YES, have the UK and its ships protecting you. German tanks. Italian airplanes. Polish artillery. Make sure you are armed to the teeth and Russian dictators won't dare to invade you.