Why Europe says it needs a seat at Ukraine war negotiations

Gathered in the Golden Room of the Elysee Palace around a table with plates of mini-French pastries, European leaders grappled with the question — is the US still our ally? It is a question that the French and British leaders will hope to answer after meeting separately with President Donald Trump in Washington this week. There has been a shift in the trans-Atlantic partnership after a momentous week in diplomacy, in which US President Donald Trump sidelined Europe from talks to end the Ukraine war. In an extraordinary social media post attacking the Ukrainian leader, Mr Trump summed up just…