The hugs of European leaders for Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a London summit this weekend could not have contrasted more sharply with the Ukrainian president’s dressing down in the White House on Friday. One upside of the Oval Office showdown is that it seems to have served as a galvanising moment — though there had been plenty already — in persuading Europe it must act. An outline strategy, if not yet a fleshed-out plan, has begun to take shape. But even greater speed and urgency is needed. However much they may hope to keep the US on board, European leaders and Canada must prepare for the real possibility that Donald Trump could cut off military support to Ukraine, leaving Kyiv and its non-US allies on their own.
在上週末舉行的倫敦峯會上，歐洲領導人給弗拉迪米爾•澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky)的擁抱與這位烏克蘭總統上週五在白宮受到的訓斥形成了鮮明對比。橢圓形辦公室攤牌的一個好處是，它似乎成爲了說服歐洲必須採取行動的一個激勵時刻——儘管之前已經有很多這樣的時刻。即使還沒有一個完整的計劃，但一個戰略綱要已經開始成形。但需要更快的速度和更大的緊迫感。無論歐洲領導人和加拿大多麼希望美國繼續參與進來，他們都必須爲唐納•川普(Donald Trump)可能切斷對烏克蘭的軍事支持、讓基輔及其非美國盟友自生自滅的真實可能性做好準備。