LONDON — A stormy geopolitical weather front is converging on Western Europe as the Ukrainian war in the East has entered its third year with no end in sight. Though the conflict remains largely frozen in a military stalemate, its political consequences reverberate throughout Europe, not to mention the United States, refocusing on supplying the necessary military aid to Kyiv as spring approaches.

There's more than a hint of handwringing and political angst in European capitals over Ukraine's fate, which may soon unravel as an under-supplied Ukrainian military faces Russia's unrelenting battering.

NATO nations, especially Britain, Germany, France and Poland, have already supplied considerable military hardware, but supplies have dwindled. And let's face it, the fighting has severely depleted munitions stocks in NATO countries, including the U.S. Now, Ukraine needs the artillery shells it was promised. European Union countries pledged to send one million shells last year, but they delivered about a third. Ukraine has about 300 155mm big guns, but they blast through limited ammo supplies.

French President Emmanuel Macron pompously grandstanded that NATO troops could be sent to Ukraine to train and assist the beleaguered defenders. Mon Dieu! Macron's comments sent capitals........

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