# Europe Grapples With a World Where Trump Is Now Helping Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/102391

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-16 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/europe-reckons-with-a-world-where-trump-is-now-helping-putin?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad17e2c7a00e50001c25c0a

> European leaders know they cannot stop courting Donald Trump. With the US president menacing Ukraine and offering Russia an economic lifeline, they are preparing for a world in which he effectively sides with Moscow.

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