The end of the trans-Atlantic alliance

The World

The decision by President Donald Trump to pause military aid to Ukraine has reverberated across Europe, and not just because European nations must now fill the billion-dollar void created by the withdrawal of US support. Some in the bloc are now questioning the very future of the 80-year trans-Atlantic relationship that’s guided global conflict resolution since the mid-20th century. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.

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