So far today:
Poland’s defence minister gets up to stress that Nato has agreed a plan to strengthen its rapid reaction force
Estonia’s foreign minister tells the BBC there will be no solution in Ukraine without Europe
The EU’s foreign policy & security lead (Kama Kallas, coincidentally Estonia’s former prime minister) criticises Trump for giving concessions to Putin before talks have even begun.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g97971rwnt
As I said, Trump can blow as hard as he wants, but the Poles and the Balts will not put up with any outcome that leaves Russia emboldened to think it can continue to restore its Soviet empire. They are pushing very, very hard at Nato and within the EU and I suspect their aim is to head off any attempt to by Trump to force Ukraine to the table by threatening to cut off aid.
Notwithstanding any of the above, Trump is a bent businessman and Putin and the Mossad most likely do have dirt on him. It is nevertheless possible that Trump thinks he can dodge that bullet by saying the right things even if he doesn’t actually have the power to will them into being. There was an interesting moment in his press conference yesterday where he suddenly seemed to need to protest that he is for Ukraine in all of this. But when all’s said and done, who knows. He’s old, in cognitive decline and nursing an easily bruised ego. Anyone who thinks he’s actually running the show here might be interested in a bridge I’m selling.