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​ U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement from White House March 3, 2025.
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Will Trump make a deal that leaves Europe behind?

Despite European leaders declaring that they will lead a “coalition of the willing” to reach an end to the Ukraine war, the Trump administration seems focused on striking a deal with Russia – regardless of whether it actually ends the conflict, or whether the EU and Ukraine agree to it.

Can Europe broker a Ukraine ceasefire?
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Can Europe broker a Ukraine ceasefire?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: For the first time, Europe is leading the charge on a Ukraine ceasefire, with the US stepping back after the Trump-Zelensky fallout. Can they succeed? Ian Bremmer explains in Quick Take.

What Trump-Zelensky fallout means for Ukraine war
Quick Take

What Trump-Zelensky fallout means for Ukraine war

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Zelensky’s White House meeting with Trump was a disaster—for Ukraine and for NATO. With America's support collapsing, Europe faces a choice: step up or step back. Ian Bremmer unpacks the fallout in this Quick Take.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives at Shannon airport ahead of a bilateral meeting with Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, in Shannon, Ireland, February 27, 2025.
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Once again, Trump meets Zelensky

For all the anxiety in Ukraine and across Europe about direct Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin ceasefire negotiations, other players in this drama are now having their say.

Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal changed
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Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal changed

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Ukraine President Zelensky once called Trump’s critical minerals deal “colonial.” Now, he's close to signing it. What’s behind the shift—and who really wins here? Ian Bremmer examines in this Quick Take.

​U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2025.
Russia/Ukraine

From the UN to the Oval Office, US-Europe relations fissure