P resident Donald Trump has once again turned his eye toward Ukraine — this time not to extract political dirt on an opponent but instead in the hopes of ending the war between

The announcement of the Trump-Putin call made no mention of Europe or of much of a Ukrainian role, playing into fears that their interests will fall by the wayside.

After being blindsided by US President Donald Trump’s call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, European leaders said they — and Ukraine — need to be part of any negotiation over Kyiv’s future. The biggest concern is that before any actual peace negotiations,