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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sam Kiley

As Trump bends to Putin’s will again on Ukraine, it is time for Europe to go it alone

It may feel like a rip in the time-space continuum. On one side of the tear, there’s a universe in which America is run by a wannabe king who uses the invasion of an ally as an opportunity for profit, who lies, cheats and backstabs his friends. On the other stand America’s closest comrades, insisting that Washington’s a force for good.

There is only one reality, and it is time to confront it.

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