SB Europe Updates
Europe Welcomes a Ukraine Cease-Fire Offer and a Revival of U.S. Aid
Leaders worked hard to get President Volodymyr Zelensky back in the good graces of President Trump, no matter how humiliating, and to shift the onus to Russia.
By SB
Mar 13, 2025
Takeaways From the Irish Leader Micheál Martin’s Visit With Trump
In a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister, President Trump gave no hint of backing down from actions that have caused fissures in the trans-Atlantic alliance.
By SB
Mar 13, 2025
Europe Expected a Transactional Trump. It Got Something Else.
Europe had been banking on a United States that wanted to make a deal on tariffs and trade. With little progress in that direction, it’s reluctantly starting to hit back.
By SB
Mar 13, 2025
In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment
The French president’s prescriptions for “strategic autonomy” and a European force for Ukraine are suddenly timely in a world with a less dependable America.
By SB
Mar 13, 2025