When Western allies met earlier this year, their tone on Ukraine was resolute and optimistic. This time, the future is uncertain and the mood far more somber.
. Instead of celebrating a heroic rebuff of Russia, Biden and his fellow leaders will be wrestling with how to manage a slog.
“Both the reality and the mood have shifted. Things are trending against Ukraine, trending toward Russia, given the nature of the battle at this point,” said Richard Haass, a veteran diplomat and president of the Council on Foreign Relations. “So the question is: What more are countries prepared to do to help Ukraine militarily and economically? But it’s a more sober and somber mood. The trends are not good.
— and exposed its divisions, as Turkey splits with the other allies in objecting to the two countries’ candidacy.“You’re expanding NATO, you’re spending more money on defense, you’re forward-deploying troops, and you’re in an environment where there’s going to be cyberattacks and espionage from Russia,” Bremmer said. “This is literally a new cold war, with elements of a hot war with Russia.
Biden is then scheduled to travel Tuesday to Madrid for the NATO summit, which is likely to include spirited discussions on whether to admit Finland and Sweden. The summit will also focus on efforts to integrate Ukraine into Europe’s basic alliances — NATO and the European Union — a prospect that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled he would see as an existential threat.. While E.U.
In some ways, it is the alliance’s success in bolstering Ukraine that has made the war so unpredictable. “It’s also showing how Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China — in fact, I think quite the opposite,” a senior administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under terms set for a call with reporters. “It’s firmed up the democratic world on both Russia and China, and President Biden has effectively linked our efforts in Europe and Asia.
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