Ukraine’s Allies Are Gaming Out a World in Which the US Retreats
- Leaders, defense officials met at Munich security conference
- Stalled US aid to Ukraine added to the meeting’s pessimism
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NATO members now talk privately about a Russian attack on one of them as a danger that demands an urgent response, as they grow to doubt that the US will maintain its traditional role of protecting Europe as part of the alliance.
On Friday President Joe Biden did his best to rule out the word ‘panic,’ but in tip-toeing around it did more than anyone else to describe Europe’s mood.