Ukraine needs Europe to continue resisting Russian aggression. It is an obvious and recognized fact. But what if it were also the other way around? If Kyiv has been able for more than four years to stand up to the Russian invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 to try to abort its approach to the EU and NATO, it has been thanks to Western economic and military aid. And now that Donald Trump has decided to disengage from the almost exclusively European matter. If that is true, it also begins to be evident that Ukraine can be a fundamental asset in the future collective defense of Europe.

Presidents are usually surrounded by advisors, hundreds or thousands of them, professionals who give opinions, conduct surveys, and manage affairs. The more independent they are, the more credible and valuable their work is. Professionalism and sincerity, however, are not good companions of power….

Donald Trump is meeting in the White House ‘situation room’ to make a “final determination” on the conflict with Iran. According to what he has explained through his account on Truth Social, Iran must commit to not building the nuclear weapon, to opening the Strait of Hormuz in both directions, and to demining its waters.