The Irish Times View on Support for Ukraine: the US Finds a Way To Vote Through a Vital Package

The United States is clearly playing a bigger game across the post-Soviet geopolitical chessboard.

Serving judges have received death threats this year, prompted by their blocking or delaying some of the President’s executive orders.

Any deal made in Ukraine’s absence will carry no legitimacy. On a matter also fundamental to its own security, Europe must assert itself.

[A]n attitude of appeasement could trigger new horrors of war.

With Washington scaling back international aid, the U.S. also finds itself in a weakened position to directly compete with China.

Trump … is successfully subverting Europe without it even putting up a fight.

[W]hat's happening in U.S. trade tactics now demonstrates the weak hand that Trump possesses.