Trump’s Return Leaves an Uneasy Europe Preparing for Turmoil

  • EU leaders sought to show unity, but cracks have emerged
  • Zelenskiy says EU, US unity key to achieving peace in Ukraine
EU leaders at the European Council summit on Dec. 19.Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg
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The European Union is falling into an uneasy waiting game ahead of Donald Trump’s return as a summit meeting betrayed how leaders are mostly on standby to see what he will actually do.

With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joining the gathering in Brussels, the leaders warned against any hasty decisions to seek peace in Ukraine, even as they hung in suspense to see whether Trump will follow through on pledges to cut US aid flowing to Kyiv.