Michael Gahler: "If there is a ceasefire without everything being under government control, there’s nothing to prevent the negotiation of your accession."

Anne Applebaum: "If we examine what weapons the US has really sent to Ukraine, with these weapons valued at their real value, the Europeans are sending much more..."

Putin sees an opportunity to reshape – with Trump's help – the world order in his favor. Europe is the first port of call for his revisionist strategy.

The threshold for calling this an "attack" on NATO is not clearly defined. But Russia has done everything it can to ensure it does not cross the line…

No other country or region is free, prosperous, endowed with the right values – and large enough to be an example to the world.

UK Chief of Defence Staff: "Our commitment is to guarantee you safe skies. This will also include British troops on the ground"...

Trump has made extraordinary concessions to Russia in exchange for nothing at all. Russia has repaid him by continuing the war in Ukraine and mocking him on state-controlled television.

Will Russia’s first major military exercises in Belarus in several years serve as a cover for renewed aggression?

Europe's political leaders, having pledged to boost defense spending and support Ukraine in its war against Russia, must now confront the painful budgetary trade-offs required to fund these commitments.

To allow Ukraine to stop Russia, needed are additional US$30-40 billion per year for Ukrainian arms production and acquisition on the market.

The UK will stay focused on Crimea and other parts of Ukraine currently under Russian occupation.

Kyiv has made several blunders that have provided Orbán with arguments to support his propaganda. Fortunately, they were not critical.

Europe must prepare for a future in which we are squeezed between an imperial, aggressive Russia and an America that can no longer be trusted.

Andrius Kubilius: "If a truce is established in Ukraine, Russia will quickly stockpile enough weapons to launch a new aggression."

Tribunal for Russian leaders to be set up in The Hague: who spoiled Putin's celebration, and how will this "new Nuremberg" work?

Defending democracy is not a spectator sport. We will have to make some sacrifices, because the alternative is unimaginably awful.

When will the administration acknowledge that it is failing? Putin has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire or accepting Trump’s plan or timetable.

Matters could come to a head by summer, when the pipeline of congressionally-approved arms for Ukraine runs out.

Russian assets could be used not just to rebuild Ukraine, but also to boost the continent’s overall defence capability...

Petr Pavel: "The war will most probably end up with a compromise.... The first part of the guarantees will be an agreement with the United States..."

The Kremlin leader’s main goal, which he does not even try to hide, is to legitimise the annexation of Ukrainian territories.  

Americans and Europeans are not polarized when it comes to the war in Ukraine or the transatlantic alliance.

Europe has all the resources it needs to defend itself in the absence of support by the United States, but for now, only on paper.

Tomorrow morning, I will convene leaders from Europe and around the world with one clear aim: to do everything we can to bring peace closer.

"We’ve got to a situation where Putin does not need to betray Trump, as he is already getting all he wants. For now, the Russians are in an excellent position"

Russia poses acute and existential, national security threats to our countries. We cannot allow elites propping up the Kremlin regime to exercise double standards.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Trump administration is embracing an isolationist approach, ready to abandon Ukraine, and playing into Putin’s hand.

Europe needs to rearm now. Otherwise, Europeans will need either to learn Russian or to move to New Zealand.

In Trump’s world, there is no substitute for hard power. Europe must spare no cost developing it. Or do Russian tanks have to roll toward Riga and Warsaw first?

Alain Berset: "If there is no Court to consider certain crimes, we must create it. Our ambition is to create the tribunal this year."