Erratic US policy moves leave European NATO partners increasingly unclear about which areas they should prioritise.
European governments have rejected a suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could represent them in possible future talks with Moscow on the continent’s security. Putin said on Saturday he believed the war in Ukraine was coming to an end and that he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, with Schroeder as his preferred partner. But European Union foreign ministers, attending a meeting in Brussels on Monday,...