Anne Applebaum

That was the beginning of what I think will be a conversation about how Europe is going to respond in this new situation.

I think up until now, President Zelensky has been seeking to flatter Trump. Actually, the idea that Ukraine would sell some rare earth minerals to the United States was his idea. He came up with it last autumn. I think this weekend was a kind of break. in which he is beginning to feel that the tactics that worked in the first Trump administration don't work now.

I think up until now, President Zelensky has been seeking to flatter Trump. Actually, the idea that Ukraine would sell some rare earth minerals to the United States was his idea. He came up with it last autumn. I think this weekend was a kind of break. in which he is beginning to feel that the tactics that worked in the first Trump administration don't work now.

I think up until now, President Zelensky has been seeking to flatter Trump. Actually, the idea that Ukraine would sell some rare earth minerals to the United States was his idea. He came up with it last autumn. I think this weekend was a kind of break. in which he is beginning to feel that the tactics that worked in the first Trump administration don't work now.

And he's beginning to speak more to Europeans. He's also made it clear that any kind of ceasefire in Ukraine requires two sides. I mean, you need both sides to declare peace. It can't be one way. I think he's also wants to make it clear that a situation which Ukraine stops fighting, but has no guarantee that the Russians won't invade again next week or next month or next year,

And he's beginning to speak more to Europeans. He's also made it clear that any kind of ceasefire in Ukraine requires two sides. I mean, you need both sides to declare peace. It can't be one way. I think he's also wants to make it clear that a situation which Ukraine stops fighting, but has no guarantee that the Russians won't invade again next week or next month or next year,

And he's beginning to speak more to Europeans. He's also made it clear that any kind of ceasefire in Ukraine requires two sides. I mean, you need both sides to declare peace. It can't be one way. I think he's also wants to make it clear that a situation which Ukraine stops fighting, but has no guarantee that the Russians won't invade again next week or next month or next year,

isn't really a piece. And he's been making that very clear over the last few days.

isn't really a piece. And he's been making that very clear over the last few days.

isn't really a piece. And he's been making that very clear over the last few days.

Most countries don't have elections that are run as we run ours in the United States. So we have a kind of Las Vegas. Anybody can put as much money as they want into the campaign. Anonymously, you can pay political action committees to use your money in various ways. You can do Internet advertising that's not tracked. Anything goes. Other countries have rules. They have rules on campaign finance.

Most countries don't have elections that are run as we run ours in the United States. So we have a kind of Las Vegas. Anybody can put as much money as they want into the campaign. Anonymously, you can pay political action committees to use your money in various ways. You can do Internet advertising that's not tracked. Anything goes. Other countries have rules. They have rules on campaign finance.

Most countries don't have elections that are run as we run ours in the United States. So we have a kind of Las Vegas. Anybody can put as much money as they want into the campaign. Anonymously, you can pay political action committees to use your money in various ways. You can do Internet advertising that's not tracked. Anything goes. Other countries have rules. They have rules on campaign finance.

They're allowed to have rules on how much money you can spend. My husband ran an election campaign to the European Parliament, and his spending limit was 30,000 euros, which is about $30,000. If you put that in the context of the billion-dollar U.S. campaigns, you can see that there's a big difference. One of the things that social media, U.S.

They're allowed to have rules on how much money you can spend. My husband ran an election campaign to the European Parliament, and his spending limit was 30,000 euros, which is about $30,000. If you put that in the context of the billion-dollar U.S. campaigns, you can see that there's a big difference. One of the things that social media, U.S.

They're allowed to have rules on how much money you can spend. My husband ran an election campaign to the European Parliament, and his spending limit was 30,000 euros, which is about $30,000. If you put that in the context of the billion-dollar U.S. campaigns, you can see that there's a big difference. One of the things that social media, U.S.

social media enables is it enables people to get around those rules. European countries are worried that social media algorithms are designed to promote extremes as they do in the United States.

social media enables is it enables people to get around those rules. European countries are worried that social media algorithms are designed to promote extremes as they do in the United States.

social media enables is it enables people to get around those rules. European countries are worried that social media algorithms are designed to promote extremes as they do in the United States.

that the algorithms will promote parties of the extreme right, or in some cases of the extreme left, to the disadvantage of parties in the center, of parties that want consensus, and also of parties that want to stay inside the European Union and that have historically wanted to be aligned with the United States against Russia.