The US has stopped providing financial assistance to Ukraine, leaving European countries to shoulder the cost of sustaining Kyiv's war effort. But with economic pressures mounting and far-right parties gaining ground across Europe, how long can that support last?

On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski argues that, despite political differences, Europe has done far more than expected, and its support for Ukraine gives it a right to be involved in any ceasefire negotiations. The Trump administration has ramped up its criticism of Ukraine and seems increasingly open to a deal with Russia, but Sikorski says that on both financial grounds Europe has a “huge stake” in how this war ends.

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