Analysis-Shocked Europeans play catch-up after Trump moves on Ukraine


FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured), on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

MUNICH (Reuters) - They should not have been surprised. Yet European officials have been left shocked and flat-footed by the Trump administration’s moves on Ukraine, Russia and European defence in recent days.

At a major security conference in Munich at the weekend, there was a sense of dismay and disbelief - and a whiff of panic - among European delegates even as some tried to put a brave face on a dizzying few days of declarations and diplomacy.

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