As my colleague Pjotr Sauer notes, Russia’s latest engagement with the US will set off alarm bells in Kyiv, where the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, must navigate the new reality of a US administration that has opened dialogue with Moscow while at times displaying open hostility toward Ukraine.
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference starting on Friday, European leaders seem to be increasingly anxious about what’s next for Ukraine ahead of the third anniversary of full-scale aggression by Russia amid repeated suggestions that the new US administration wants to end the war as soon as possible.
Speaking to the Guardian, Zelenskyy warned that Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without America as he sought to make a business case for helping Kyiv by suggesting opportunities for US companies in the reconstruction of postwar Ukraine and in the extraction of Ukrainian natural resources.
Focus on Ukraine as foreign ministers meet and US’s Hegseth visits Brussels – Europe live After yesterday’s meeting on artificial intelligence, the focus now swiftly moves on to Ukraine.
The scramble comes also after a new Danish intelligence report warned about the prospect of Russia launching a large-scale war against European members of Nato within five years, if the US no longer offers its support.
