
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Russia might collapse in a similar style to the USSR because of Vladimir Putin’s high defence spending. He is ignoring the fact that NATO member states have just committed to increasing their spending to 5% of GDP during this week’s NATO Summit in the Hague. Donald Trump has congratulated the Europeans for the decision made and has reassured the Europeans that Russia won’t attack them while he is president. Ursula von der Leyen has stated that Ukraine deserves to be part of the EU and accession talks should begin immediately. Polls in Ukraine show Zelensky and Valerii Zaluzhnyi would be very close if elections were organised today.