Intense discussions between British and French officials aimed to repair U.S.-Ukraine relations following a contentious meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy. This diplomatic effort faces challenges, primarily regarding Ukraine's security guarantees. The perception that Trump's actions may have inadvertently bolstered Putin’s stance has led to renewed urgency in changing narratives around the U.S.-Russia-Ukraine dynamic. Key players in Europe express differing views on whether the transatlantic alliance can withstand the pressures from this crisis, emphasizing the complex diplomatic landscape shaped by recent events.
The dogged fence-mending may yet unravel as multiple hurdles remain, principally the outstanding question of Ukraine's security guarantees, but for the first time, the ball is in Russia's court.
Ever since the Oval Office catastrophe, the aim has been to put Putin in the spotlight, and to make Trump realise Putin is not his ally, but instead is who we say he is.
The differing interpretations of the meeting's spectacular breakdown in part reflected wider instinctive divisions in Europe about whether the whole transatlantic alliance was salvageable, or could be jettisoned.
Those that argued that the Kyiv-Washington relationship had to be repaired, even at the cost of concessions by Ukraine, in essence agreed with Trump's warning to Zelenskyy.
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