What is the right response to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine? After the air disaster, five days of acrimony and confusion ensued at the rebel-held crash site. Russia's president is still letting equipment and troops across the border. Can Vladimir Putin really call time on Ukraine's civil war and prevent further bloodshed? What response will emerge from European nations who all do business with Moscow? And is a new Cold War inevitable?
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)