The recent Trump-Putin call and the announcement of a further meeting in Budapest has been met with a loud silence in Europe.

The silence is so loud that one wonders what has happened to the coalition of the withered?

Where is President Stubb of war-winning Finland?

Where is Kaja Kallas of the re-militarising EU?

Where are the backslapping bros Starmer and Macron?

Undoubtedly they are all in a huddle to figure out how to spin this setback positively and not be seen to cave in to Trump like they did over the genocide in Gaza. 

So expect the dogs to start yapping again soon.