For Europeans, the latest peace proposal is an unconscionable capitulation to Vladimir Putin, rewarding him for invading a neighboring country. Trump’s plan would see more Ukrainian land than Russia currently occupies handed to Putin. It would require Ukraine to effectively rewrite the country’s constitution, prohibiting it from joining NATO in exchange for vague security guarantees, should Putin decide he wants to take another bite of the cherry. For Ukraine and those who back it, it is utterly unpalatable.However, Even if Europe manages to plug the enormous hole left in Ukraine’s funding since Trump took office, it still needs U.S. equipment and weapons. Even as Europe buys those items for the Ukrainians, a mercurial Trump can still ban Kyiv from using them at any time. The Trump Administration has suspended and resumed U.S. intelligence with Ukraine before. Without U.S. intelligence locating strategic targets inside Russia and warning of incoming aerial attacks, Ukraine’s job of defending itself becomes much harder. Is Europe under USA control ?

