Earlier this month, President Donald Trump sat down with Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska, marking the start of a high-stakes bid to end the war in Ukraine.

While momentum for peace has brought the trans-Atlantic allies together, consensus on the terms of ending the war remains elusive.

If Russia perceives the outcome in Ukraine as a victory, European allies worry they could be next. Germany’s chief of defense has recently warned that Russia can attack NATO in the next four years, potentially targeting the Baltics, and triggering Article 5.

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