Europe is preparing for changes in US foreign policy under a new administration, particularly on Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Washington to urge continued support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fears a settlement favouring Moscow.

Europe does not have a seat at the negotiating table: the message could not be clearer from Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg. This week, the US president opened discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – with no Ukrainians present – at a high-level meeting in Riyadh and then seemingly blamed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war.