‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU
theguardian.comMar 11, 2026
Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe message from Ursula von der Leyen was blunt. “Eur…