It was all very “America first”. And given the remarks of the US leader beforehand, forewarned.

Yet European leaders were still left shell-shocked by the barrage of criticism that came their way at the just-concluded Munich Security Conference. They were also left aghast at the possibility of the United States striking a deal with Russia on the Ukraine crisis without them having any say. Even Kyiv, it appeared was not to be involved.

While the US messaging was walked back to a degree subsequently, Tuesday’s talks in Saudi Arabia between the US and Russia were still being viewed with some anxiety by European countries, suspicious of what might be on the table for discussion. After all, it was not so long ago that the US said those not at the table were going to be on the menu.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv would neither participate in nor accept the results of the talks because it was not invited or notified. In addition, European leaders held an emergency meeting in Paris on Monday and expressed their concerns about the........

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