of weakness rather than strength

As President Trump is fixated on ending the war, cost what it may to Kyiv, Ukraine risks being pushed into accepting a very unfavourable settlement, even more so because it now has to negotiate from a position of weakness rather than strength. For their part, the US’s European allies are seen as secondary actors at best, whose role is largely confined to supporting President Trump’s deal-making and helping with the implementation of whatever settlement will be agreed upon. The Trump Administration is resisting Ukraine’s and Europe’s requests for direct security guarantees. Rather, it has insisted that Europe fills the gap in what sounds like a warning that Washington is keen on extracting itself from Europe สล็อตเว็บตรง