Europeans are right to be angry with Donald Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves | Andrew Rawnsley

Sir Keir Starmer flew to Kyiv to double-down on commitment to back Ukraine ’s struggle for freedom.

But Donald Trump blindsided them by announcing he had initiated peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin .

European leaders are crying betrayal’ and are to blame for leaving their continent so vulnerable to this danger-infused turn in world events.

Defence spending is about to become a lively issue in British politics.

The means are there; what’s been lacking is the will.

The Robertson review will add further detail to an already alarming picture of escalating threats out-matching inadequate protections.

It suggests innovations designed to extract more bangs for taxpayers’ bucks by improving the efficiency of defence spending.