London, March 2 -- "The free world needs a new leader," the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas declared on Saturday, capturing the sentiment in Europe as the continent confronted what officials privately described as their worst nightmare: dealing with a bellicose Russia alone.
The extraordinary scene of Donald Trump berating Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office left European capitals in shock, with heads of states coming out in explicit support of the latter.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced he is ready to open discussions on nuclear deterrence for Europe, suggesting France could help protect other EU countries against Russia.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticised Trump in unusually sharp terms, saying the ...