The bottom line is that the security partnership between the EU/NATO Europe and Ukraine maturing into a proto-alliance guarantees the parties a position of strength vis-à-vis the autocratic and war-damaged Russia, even without the US leadership, which presently is on the path of self-undermining and perhaps even self-elimination.
Baev, Pavel K. (2025) Deterrence: A New Strategy for the Self-Standing Europe. IDN Brief April 2025. Lisbon, Portugal: National Defense Institute (IDN).
