From the New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams.
This is the Daily
A few days ago,
the Trump administration began blowing up America's existing approach to ending the war
between Russia and Ukraine by embracing Russia and snubbing Ukraine.
And that shift has quickly turned into a broader assault on America's relationship with Europe.
Today,
Moscow bureau chief Anton Choinovsky
on how it's all adding up to a stunning victory for Vladimir Putin
and a major setback for the once ironclad alliance between the U.S. and Europe.
It's Monday, February 17th.
So, Anton, during the presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine.
And this past week, he has turned his attention to that conflict,
but in a way that has been really scrambling the picture,
not just for Ukraine, not just for Russia, but really for all of Europe.
So tell us what that has looked like from your perspective.
I mean, it's been a really extraordinary week when it comes to the Ukraine war,
the transatlantic relationship,
and us Kind of all discovering what Trump's second term
in office is really going to mean in terms of foreign policy