The diplomat questioned whether Europe would be a dynamic economy or just somewhere Americans visit for lovely wines, cheeses and beers

BRUSSELS - However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.

Europe needs to stop its magical thinking and get ready for war with Russia - IN FOCUS: Europe is still paralysed by denial over the threat it faces from Putin, writes Keir Giles. Unless European leaders change tack,

An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.

Ripples of alarm and anger were coursing from Kyiv through Europe as details emerged of President Trump’s 28-point peace plan for Russia and Ukraine.

The message couldn’t have been clearer. In a 33-page National Security Strategy signed by President Donald Trump, the White House said Europe risked being wiped away unless it changed its culture and politics.

It took far too long, but Europe is finally getting serious about military spending. This summer, at NATO’s most recent summit in The Hague, member states agreed to increase defense spending substantially, to 5 percent of GDP, within a decade.

Bar an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has been losing ground almost continuously since 2022. Russian advances have been slightly faster this year than last. In 2025 Russia’s forces have so far seized 4,

A majority of citizens across nine EU countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc’s members and Russia, according to a survey by polling group Cluster 17 published today in the French international affairs journal Le Grand Continent.