
Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International
Many European leaders have been aghast at American moves to unilaterally agree a Ukraine “peace deal” with Russia and their concerns have only been intensified by an explosive speech by the US vice-president that some say signals a sundering of the transatlantic alliance. What does the Trump administration’s approach mean for Czech defence policy? And how likely is conscription to return? I discussed those questions, and more, with Jan Kofroň of the Institute of Political Studies at Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences.
I’d like to start with the speech that the US vice-president, JD Vance, made on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.
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Author: Ian Willoughby