If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assets<\/p>\n
It is now clear that Donald Trump\u2019s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s lies include claiming that Ukraine is equally to blame for the war; that Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn\u2019t \u201chave the cards\u201d to end the conflict on favourable terms; and that Ukraine could not have defended itself without US help. Yet the whole world knows that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion, and we all remember the initial weeks, when Ukrainians valiantly defended an 1,800-mile frontline against a supposedly superior army, long before deliveries of western artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence systems arrived.<\/p>\n
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