Europe should reassess its relationships with Russia and China
Painful choices in Russia talks over Ukraine should not be left to US, while China’s status as a strategic rival deserves another look as Trump targets the EU
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US and Ukrainian representatives to meet for third day of talks aimed at breaking war deadlock
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US national strategy advocates ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
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