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Minna Alander

Minna Alander is an analyst at the Stockholm Center for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI).

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U.S. President Donald Trump in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025

How should Europe deal with Trump's Ukraine policy?

The U.S. attack on Iran has opened a new set of strategic dilemmas for Western support of Ukraine and efforts to contain Russia. Yet, already before the latest escalation in the Middle East, there were various vagaries for Europe's approach to Trump's attempts to end the Russo-Ukrainian War. These risks will remain independently from the length and outcome of the Iran War. Tensions have been constantly rising, over the last year, between the U.S. and its European allies over how the West shou