Can you elaborate more on your use cases, models, setup,...?

Can you disclose which European cloud provider you chose?

Could the problem with the damaged brand be a reason why Apple is so keen on becoming a "privacy-as-a-service"-company?

One viewpoint is that the USA are a crutch to the rest of the world.

Another viewpoint would be that this is based on self-interest.

The USA bombing Iraq because Hussein wanted to sell oil in another currency other than the USD and leaving the so called rest of the world with the humantarian crisis would be one counter example to the crutch-theory.