Cracks are deepening across Europe over how to handle the Russia-Ukraine endgame, according to new data released Wednesday, as a growing number of Europeans favor immediate peace over the continuation of a hard-line anti-Russia stance that’s defined Western policy since the start of the war nearly four months ago.
Former NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Wednesday that Europe has hit a “fork in the road” with respect to the war in Ukraine, acknowledging the rifts that have emerged throughout the continent as the war drags on, casualties mount, and food and fuel prices skyrocket around the world.