December 28, 2025

With these words, Francis Fukuyama described what the Donald Trump administration is doing to Ukraine at an international conference in Vienna in early December. Not only is it increasingly openly pushing Ukraine into the Kremlin’s arms—it is doing so aggressively, with rhetoric drafted almost at Red Square. When we add to this the open disdain…

Earlier this week (December 8), I commented on the release of the new US National Security Strategy for the Slovenian Press Agency (STA). As this document will have long-term consequences for Europe and the future of transatlantic relations, I am providing an expanded version of that assessment here—offering more context and sharper emphasis than the…