Europeans should distance themselves from the U.S. and Russia's negotiations over Ukraine. But that doesn't mean they have to just stand by and watch. The post Europe Can Do Better on Ukraine by Avoiding the U.
Moscow’s demand rejected by Washington but allies fear Trump could yet allow restoration of former Soviet bloc
The military deadlock, fatigue of public opinion and fear of escalation are all working in Moscow's favor, to the detriment of Europe, at a time when the latter is being abandoned by its American ally.
NATO members are concerned about Europe's security, warning of need to bolster defenses against the risk of Russian aggression.
And over the past week, the administration has signaled it may be receptive to Moscow’s war-related ... to capitalize on power vacuums in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, with Crimea being a ...
But it is the eastern flank of Europe has always shouted the loudest about Russia. History and geography means they have to make some noise. With Washington now talking about peace with Moscow, Ukraine’s acceptance, and a Europe that has lost its values, those in the east are shouting even louder.
At the end of the Cold War, President George H.W. Bush managed the fall of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe — sometimes overruling regional leaders in the wider interests of the West and their own security. There’s no sign that Trump feels any such affinity for Europe or its future.
Russian forces have taken back more than 309sq miles of territory from Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, or about 64 per cent of the total taken by Ukraine since an incursion began last year, a top Russian general said.