The year since JD Vance’s Munich Security Conference reading of the riot act to Europe has seen relations between the US and Europe lurch from one crisis to another. First came Volodymyr Zelensky’s ambush in the Oval Office when it became clear to Europe that Trump’s agenda on Ukraine appeared closer to that of Vladimir Putin than their own. Ever since, Trump’s negotiating team has seemed intent on using the stick against Ukraine and the carrot on Russia to secure a deal, any deal, to secure