European leaders show the same confusion and mistrust. Certainly, Zelensky is still well received in capitals large and small, and he is promised continued support; in London, King Charles III received him in a private audience and the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, welcomed him to 10 Downing Street by offering him a military package. More open criticism of the US president could arise. However, so far there is no sign of a unified response that key European allies mustered after Trump’s jovial summit with Putin in Alaska last year. At that time, they descended en masse on the White House (bringing Zelensky with them) to criticize Trump for ceding too much ground to Moscow. Today, even Mark Rutte, NATO secretary general and famous Trump whisperer, didn’t say much.
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