Europe has relied on the United States as its ultimate security guarantor. That era is over. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made it clear: American troops will not stay in Europe forever. Donald Trump’s administration is negotiating directly with Russia,

These events are fatally reminiscent of events of 30 years ago, when the bloody war in Bosnia led Europe to proclaim the “hour of Europe,” which went nowhere. It was only through the active political and military intervention of the United States that this war was finally terminated and that peace was achieved, via the 1995 Dayton accords.

Without US backing, Ukraine’s ability to fight collapses overnight. No amount of European chest-thumping will change that. More money and weapons won’t solve Ukraine’s biggest issue—manpower. And no amount of funding will magically triple the number of troops on the eastern front.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is back in Kyiv after three frantic days, which saw him ordered to leave the White House on Friday after a tense and public showdown with Donald Trump and JD Vance in Washington.

Top EU officials headed to India in a bid to boost trade, though New Delhi will likely voice reservations over an EU carbon import tariff.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Monday that he would collaborate with European partners to outline the conditions for a potential peace agreement to

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told leaders gathered Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine that they need to step up and continue to support Kyiv, and meet a “once in a generation moment”

I’m just crying because of what I hear,” one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the dismayed reactions of others in Europe.

Following a dramatic meeting in the White House, U.S. military support for Ukraine is perilously uncertain. Sustaining Ukraine in this war, and