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Expressing his concerns on Twitter, the Pro-European MEP warned that, if Donald Trump were to come back into power at the next election, Europe would be left "alone in a world of


tyrants and dictators." He said: "If Trump wins in 2024 and rolls out the red carpet for Putin, Europe would be alone in a world of tyrants and dictators. The EU is stronger when


it works together! Russia's crisis shows we need an [EU flag] military and defence capacity, as a pillar of NATO." This comes amid simmering fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,


as more than 100,000 Russian troops have been stationed on Ukraine's border. Mr Putin has demanded that Ukraine be barred from joining NATO, but the defensive alliance has so far


refused to agree to his terms. Many users on Twitter expressed their support for a European army. Edoardo Sarotto said: "We need a European Army, with a European diplomacy and a


European intelligence service, not a European-Nato: we need a federal army." Another user, nicknamed Man on the Clapham omnibus wrote: "Better to disband NATO and replace it with


an EU army. "Europe's interests are not the same as the US's. "We cannot 'kick Russia out of Europe'." However, others were not convinced, with one user


pointing out a lack of "trust" among EU member states. READ MORE: EX-POTUS DONALD TRUMP PLOTS SOCIAL MEDIA COMEBACK - 'SEE YOU SOON!' "Defence spending in most


European states is very low, especially in Belgium." Mr Verhofstadt's comments about Mr Trump come amid growing speculation about the former President's return to politics. Mr


Trump became just the tenth US President to fail to win a second term after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020. The former President has previously suggested that he is considering staging a bid


for the presidency in 2024. Speaking to supporters at a recent rally in Texas, the 45th President said: "We are going to take back the White House." He added: "My fellow


Americans, this incredible journey we are on together has only just begun." He has also recently been planning his return to social media, after his Twitter, Facebook and YouTube


accounts were terminated in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attacks. Mr Trump is set to make a comeback with the launch of his own app "Truth Social".