EU's role in Ukraine's defense as US support wavers

The future of US military support for Ukraine is in jeopardy as relations between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy deteriorate, prompting Kyiv to increasingly rely on the European Union for assistance. Zelenskyy has criticized a Washington-Moscow agreement and been attacked by Trump for not adhering to a unilaterally announced "energy ceasefire." This friction threatens the critical US aid that has underpinned Ukraine's defenses, leading Zelenskyy to request more air defenses from Brussels. The EU's willingness to fill the gap remains uncertain, as discussed by a panel including Peter Zalmayev, Leonid Ragozinin, and Mykola Murskyj, who weighed the bloc's capacity to offset a potential US withdrawal ahead of the midterm elections.