By prolonging a war that cannot be fought without the US, Europe has placed itself squarely in Washington’s hands. They say they remain ready to ‘support Ukraine for as long as necessary, while keeping up the pressure on Russia in pursuit of a just and lasting peace’. This comes at the very moment when Donald Trump’s administration has enshrined its hostility towards the European Union in its 2025 National Security Strategy. This denial of American hostility toward European countries simply reinforces Moscow’s belief that they are mere vassals of the US. So the Russians keep on fighting while waiting for Trump to lose interest in Ukraine – which, in their view, (…)