Following the blowout between Washington and Kyiv, the stakes are “maybe the highest that we’ve seen since 1945”, said Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies & International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. « For the first time in 84 years, since 1941, the US government has not aligned with Europe », Lucas said, adding that “Europe has not choice here: Europe either stands together, or it stands apart” to face threats from Russia or even the US.
