I think what Europe is slowly starting to realize is that this is not just about Ukraine and it is more broadly about the future of Europe and the role it is willing to play.

So far, all I am hearing from Europe is still that "we can't do it without USA", hoping that Trump will come to their rescue.

What Europe naively is thinking is that Trump is just another American President observing the basics of traditional American lines of allegiance.

Just like people who face catastrophic situations, I believe Europe to be in denial of the fact that for all practical purposes, America is now doing the bidding for Russia, and that it is more aligned with Putin than Europe. And so, it will never help Europe to fight Putin. Statements like "Europe cannot do this without America" coming out of England are based on naivete assumptions and denial of the facts on the ground, IMO.

Unless some significant local challenge presents itself to Trump that renders him compromised, he will continue on this path. Europe needs to come out of the denial and take on the leadership in helping Ukraine by itself. Together they have a bigger economy than US. This is a fundamental shift in global roles. It will be interesting to see whether Europe can leave the role of the world's lazy parasitic leach and become a global power.

Very curious to see how this will work out. If I were a betting man, I would bet that Europe will not find this proverbial backbone and Ukraine will be sacrificed. Europe then will have to deal with an emboldened Russia, a NATO at the verge of collapse, and a Russia eying NATO countries in eastern Europe with support of the United States.