Ukraine represents a middle category of European response: Europeans show willingness to say 'we stand up for Ukraine even if Washington is in cahoots with Moscow,' but they have been bending over backwards to keep Trump on side despite the fact that the US no longer provides military support and only shares intelligence.

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Speaker

Natalie Tocci

Evidence Quote

I kind of put Ukraine in a mid- middle category. I think that there has been a European willingness to say, 'We stand up for Ukraine even if um Washington basically is in cahoots with Moscow.'

Source

Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?Foreign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM

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