Europe is Not Asleep

There Are a Few Low-Hanging Fruits They Can Address Immediately

Donald Trump has effectively crippled Ukraine’s air force, delivering a functional defeat that reshapes the entire battlefield. The situation on Monday, March 3, 2025, was vastly different from what we see today.

Everything has changed.

Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, made the difficult decision to withdraw his troops from Kursk. In doing so, he has preserved valuable equipment, saved lives, and shortened the frontline — critical moves in a war of attrition.

Syrskyi is likely betting that Russia will concentrate most of its resources on the Pokrovsk front, given the strategic importance of the lithium mines in the area. Fierce fighting continues there, but Russia cannot simply snap its fingers and redeploy entire brigades instantly. Reorganizing and regrouping will take time.

Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk is not a collapse — it’s a recalibration. But Europe must use the next two to three weeks wisely. The battlefield is shifting, and so must Europe’s response.

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