Europe Is Left With Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine
European leaders have been working to support Ukraine and beef up their own defenses. But the blowup between President Trump and Ukraine’s president on Friday made those goals more urgent.
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Now is the time for Europe really to step up on Ukraine
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Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
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