The West is at a “crossroads in history,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a pivotal summit in London on Sunday, as the continent sought to wrestle control of negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US and present a united front amid a meltdown in relations between Kyiv and Washington.

Europe remains divided on how to support Ukraine and shore up its defenses in the face of Russian aggression, as emergency summit talks ended without a consensus on Thursday. A statement on Ukraine was signed by all but one of the 27 EU members with a lone country — believed to be Hungary — holding out.

With Donald Trump potentially returning to the White House, the United Kingdom and France are leading Europe. Bloomberg has analyzed their role in the context of Germany's weakening and the growing influence of other nations.

Germany's future chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted for the first time that he intended to 'discuss' expanding nuclear protection with London and Paris. However, many questions remain about how such a plan would be implemented.

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Lasting peace in Ukraine is good for Ukraine, for Europe and of course, essential for United Kingdom,' says British premier - Anadolu Ajansı

WOLFGANG ISCHINGER is President of the Munich Security Conference Foundation Council and former German Ambassador to the United States.

Europe is on an urgent hunt for funds. The partial breakdown in the transatlantic alliance means the continent may need to double its annual spending on defence. The money will have to come from a mixture of national budgets,

European success on the Ukrainian battlefield is also the best path to restoring the transatlantic alliance. To atone for the shame Trump and his lieutenants have brought to America, we must regain a sense of humility. Better that the crow is served by our allies than our adversaries.

I’m just crying because of what I hear,” one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the dismayed reactions of others in Europe.

Experts say the decline could be caused by a variety of factors, including increased electric competition and backlash to CEO Elon Musk.