A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of an unholy alliance of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
What is driving European politics at present is fear. Fear of who Russia might invade next if Ukraine were to collapse. Fear of what might happen if Trump were to abandon Nato and leave Europe to the mercy of Putin.
To adapt Dr Johnson’s adage: depend upon it, sir, when leaders fear they may be invaded in a matter of months, it concentrates their minds wonderfully.
Fear they may have to fund their own defense!
