On Thursday 9 January, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, announced that the European Union was “ready to take over” the task of providing military support to Ukraine “if the United States does not want to do so”.
Speaking to journalists ahead of a meeting of the “contact group” in Ramstein (Germany), Ms Kallas said she was “sure” that Washington would “continue its support” for Kyiv. In her view, “whoever leads...