valletta donald donald european union leaders meet malta find take side summit chairman donald tusk new u.s. president donald trump despite declarations unity eu state split respond policies man reverse staunch postwar u.s. support european integration suggest others follow britain bloc call vehicle germany tusk former polish prime minister say eu leaders give donald nickname malta present sign support say summit trump pose threat bloc alongside russia china violent islam mood room donald donald say one person present talk tusk also felt confident enough support confirm want second term president european council political enemies warsaw government publicly disavow sense unanimity behind tusk however call criticism trump gross abuse accuse sow fear seek confrontation others less publicly say wide disquiet eu could turn back transatlantic relationship internal arguments pit historic unease especially france u.s. influence fear weaken western front russia increasingly china play help shape trump hop example save u.s. money spend nato shift world trade americans favor also flavor eu brexit talk london prime minister theresa may see britain bridge washington brussels well efforts state tighten cooperation euro zone economic policies areas notably independent eu military capability pole well aware u.s. force underpin nato security guarantee eastern europe tusk nuanced call europeans pull together defend independent interest superpowers unite state russia china appeal americans preserve transatlantic bond without global order peace survive leaders worry trump coolness toward nato exit well-armed britain fuel ambition europeans loosen bond notably paris often chafe anglo-american influence officials say trump show france right seek strategic autonomy eu french ... usual say european union thing west say senior eastern european diplomat criticize paris view germans much cautious clear issue decide whether seek common grind engage unite state turn back eu leaders prepare map post-brexit strategy 60th anniversary summit rome next month french president francois hollande criticize trump eastern european governments accuse rake eu subsidies break rank undermine bloc seek special favor washington many east especially alarm trump warm tone toward russia back entry ban muslims echo criticisms eu refugee policies german chancellor angela merkel take less confrontational tone stress need multilateralism prod trump try circumvent eu talk national leaders europeans speak single voice whether donald get message another matter give seemingly hazy grasp brussels tycoon-turned-president tell interviewer last month speak head european union name interlocutor jean-claude juncker eu chief executive fact however speak donald tusk sometimes impression new administration know eu detail juncker say drily friday europe detail matter tale two donalds trump give europe split headache