Europe's hastily convened security summit in Paris is proof of leaders' anxiety about their role in defending Ukraine, the BBC's Katya Adler writes.

Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that.

They are still reeling from not being invited by the US to talks with Russia over the future of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon”.

Can Europe, under pressure, put political differences and domestic economic concerns aside, and come up with a united front on security spending and on Ukraine’s future, including potentially sending troops there - to force themselves a spot at the negotiating table?

They are going to try.

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  • @EgoNo4English
    14•6 days ago

    Can or can’t, they’ll have to…

    • @BellEnglish
      15•6 days ago

      All along…if they don’t get involved when Ukraine is invaded then they will have to get involved when Poland is.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•6 days ago

        I think that a Poland attack is pretty far away. Poland has a pretty big armed service.

        Next is more likely to be the Baltics if Putin is feeling brave, or back south to Georgia if Putin is nervous about the Scandinavian/Baltic alliance.

        • Flying SquidEnglish
          3•6 days ago

          Put has also had his eye on Moldova for quite some time.

          • @[email protected]English
            2•6 days ago

            But it’s on the other side of Ukraine and even if he would take over completely there, I’m pretty sure Ukraine would go into guerilla mode not exactly helping an invasion of Moldova. But it’s russia after all, so better not reply on logic alone🙈

            • Flying SquidEnglish
              1•6 days ago

              I’m sure he’d love to get his hands on Armenia, but that’s not a big threat to Europe.

                • Flying SquidEnglish
                  0•6 days ago

                  What are you talking about? Moldova is between Ukraine and Romania.

                  • @[email protected]English
                    1•6 days ago

                    Oh, I misinterpreted your comment then.

                    It’s still possible to argue that it’s “not a big deal”, though. Russia has had a constant military presence in the breakaway region of Transnistria for decades, so technically not much would change.

    • @BotzoEnglish
      4•6 days ago

      Oh no, what if it’s actually a rom-com: will they, won’t they.