Steven Erlanger

European leaders are struggling to find the money and the political will to replace the bulk of the U.S. contribution to Ukraine and to their own defense.

Brussells | Trump administration officials haven't kept their disdain for Europe quiet. But the contempt seems to be even louder behind closed doors.

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BERLIN – European leaders have gotten the message from Washington about doing more for their own defense and for Ukraine, too. They are talking tough when it comes to supporting Ukraine and about protecting their own borders, and they are standing up to a demanding and even hostile Trump administration.

President Trump has shown a willingness to fracture the trans-Atlantic alliance with his tariffs and demands for higher military spending.

It was not long ago that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was marshaling European allies to resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy who is leading negotiations with Iran, talks with reporters outside the Oval Office on March 6.

TALKS between the United States and Iran on curtailing Teheran's nuclear ambitions face formidable obstacles – deep mutual distrust, maximalist demands and a ticking clock.