The noises from the EU all look right: realization that US is out, that they need to step up, quick and sharp. Now the question is, will they put up the cash.

The noises from the EU all look right: realization that US is out, that they need to step up, quick and sharp. Now the question is, will they put up the cash. What I think helps is that Europe must have realized it can no longer rely on the US, at all. So aiding Ukraine is what they would be doing anyway. Build up defence, find funding. It's just whether it is the Ukrainians or Europeans at the sharp end.