# ‘US tilting toward Russia: Europeans are standing more and more solidly with Zelensky’

https://mins.news/en/video/103583

- France 24 English, 2026-10-16 18:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vC5zJoWPrM

> As transatlantic ties face renewed geopolitical uncertainty, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves assesses Washington’s changing approach to Russia’s war on Ukraine and its implications for European security. He asks whether Europe can build the political unity, strategic independence and military capabilities needed to defend its interests.

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