European leaders rushed to stand with Ukrainian President Zelensky after he was thrown out of the White House for petulantly demanding that the U.S. abandon diplomacy with Russia. After President Trump and Vice President Vance called him out for this, European leaders acted in unison to signal that Europe can and will pick up the torch by posing for this War Lovers Family Photo. They are calling themselves the “coalition of the willing.”
European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen summarized the meeting thus: We want peace. We’ll do it with a “massive surge” of war.
The U.K. signed a 100-year agreement to support Ukraine, both militarily and financially. This was already in the works since January but it was widely reported over the weekend to symbolize Britain’s opposition to the U.S. position. This puts them on the hook for £3 billion per year until 2031. That’s only 6 years so who knows what the remaining 94 will entail but they do have a plan to establish military bases along the Sea of Azov, which Russia controls. That should go well.
Part of this plan is for “combating…propaganda.” So expect a lot of propaganda.
British Prime Minister Starmer also announced a £1.6 billion missile deal for Ukraine.
President Zelensky posted his summary of his weekend, reiterating that Europe is his new bestie because the U.S. refuses to play that role now.
Oh and Canada wants in on that action too. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored himself an invitation to the summit and now says that “everything is on the table” for Canadian support to Ukraine, including troops on the ground.
Based on this political theater, there are increasing calls for the U.S. to leave NATO.
