EA on India’s News 9: Can Europe Defend Ukraine Without Trump?

Posted by Scott Lucas | Sep 22, 2026 | 0

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EA’s Cormac Smith joined India’s News 9 for a panel discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, considering if Europe can support Kyiv’s defense without the assistance of the Trump Administration.

Cormac sets out the state of European backing for Ukraine, contrasting it with the unreliability of Donald Trump, his past affinity for Vladimir Putin, and the Trump Administration’s backing of hard-right movements across Europe.

He also takes apart the assertions and disinformation of the other two panellists, Pathikrit Payne and Greg Simons.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

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