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In one phone call, President Donald Trump transformed Vladimir Putin from a pariah into a negotiating partner. And in his remarks on Wednesday, his Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic — as is Ukraine’s hopes of winning back territory from Russia. Both moves were done without consulting European allies. Where does that leave Europe? Marco Werman speaks with Constanze Stelzenmüller from Munich. She’s director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings.