Ukrainian servicemen prepare a M777 howitzer to fire towards Russian positions at the frontline in Donetsk region.
Photographer: Evgeniy Maloletka/APA Trump-Sized Hole Is Looming in Ukraine’s Defenses Against Putin
The President-elect says he’ll end the war in Ukraine. Europe is confronting the reality it will have to step up if the US cuts back support for Kyiv — but that won’t be easy.
Ukraine’s Security Service presented fragments on Monday of what it said was an experimental Russian missile launched at Dnipro. Much remains unclear about the weapon used on the central industrial city, but the attack was followed by a familiar plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy — for more air defense against Russia’s relentless bombardments.
These requests have until now mostly been aimed at the US. Increasingly, they may need to be directed at Europe.