Europe Has a Trust Issue With Trump on Ukraine

The article discusses the European leaders' concerns regarding the security guarantees that President Trump might offer to Ukraine during President Zelenskiy's visit to Washington. European leaders are wary of the reliability of any promises made by President Trump, given his past record of shifting positions on issues related to Ukraine and Russia. There are doubts about whether the U.S. under Trump's leadership would be a dependable ally in providing long-term support and security assurances to Ukraine. The article suggests that European nations are uncertain about the kind of security guarantees Trump might propose for Ukraine, and they are worried that these could undermine the existing international consensus on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. There are concerns that any unilateral U.S. actions or commitments could potentially create divisions within the European Union's unified approach towards the Ukrainian crisis.