Donald Trump is a man in a hurry. In less than a month, since he took over as the 48th President of the United States, his role has been that of a great disruptor, whether it is his tariff war with China, Canada and Mexico; his plan to take over Gaza; or, now, to unilaterally work to end the Russia-Ukraine war without taking European nations into confidence.

Trump’s moves are being viewed with trepidation and not a little anger in Europe. His announcement of a telephone call with Vladimir Putin, in a bid to end the Ukraine war, stunned European nations as they were not sounded out about it. Even Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was kept in the dark. In the three years since Moscow invaded Kyiv, Russia has faced tough sanctions from the US and........

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