After Trump's tense meeting with Zelensky, Europe now faces a tough decision on Ukraine

Last week, Donald Trump met with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a tense Oval Office exchange which led to the cutting short of further discussions of a peace plan with Russia. In this short Q&A Phelan US Centre Director, Professor Peter Trubowitz, writes on why Trump is interested in closer relations with Russia, and what this may mean for European defense commitments for Ukraine and more widely.