Last week's 28-point peace plan drafted by Russia and the US outlining a proposed end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine sparked uncertainty, especially among Europeans not involved in the process.
One of the main questions at this time is whether Europe can still rely on the rules-based system that has shaped its security for decades, with the United States as its protector, or whether this has opened the door to Russia's further push to destabilise its immediate neighbourhood and the rest of the continent.
