The Times: Europe’s empty promises on Ukraine show the West’s weakness

The West has grown concerned about Europe’s reputational collapse because of the war in Ukraine.

According to journalists at The Times, the empty promises of the “coalition of the willing” only demonstrate weakness and bring NATO closer to collapse.

The article notes that Europeans are promising Kyiv forces they do not have in order to implement a plan that has not yet been developed. At the same time, it is approved by the United States, which, the commentators believe, is no longer an ally of the EU in deterring Russia—a country with far greater resolve.

“We are simply throwing what remains of our reputation onto the fire and handing [Russian President Vladimir] Putin the matches,” the newspaper argues.

The piece says that the recent summit in Paris is being presented as a diplomatic breakthrough, but in reality the vague terms voiced there are incapable of having any impact on Russia.

Earlier, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration of intent regarding the future deployment of multinational forces to Ukraine. The ceremony took place during a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing.”