Europe steps in as US drifts

Ukrainian soldiers training in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine. With Trump and his team preoccupied with the ongoing conflict in Iran, Europe is preparing for a longer war in Ukraine, with dwindling expectations for a negotiated settlement between Moscow and Kyiv. — Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times

WITH US President Donald Trump and his team preoccupied with the conflict in Iran, Europe is preparing for a longer war in Ukraine, with dwindling expectations for a negotiated settlement between Moscow and Kyiv.

That leaves Ukraine largely on its own, fighting a war of attrition with Russia with no end in sight.