Trump's rise puts the fight against autocracies at risk. The EU has a lot at stake: it is a duel between freedom and authoritarianism.

Moscow poses a major threat to Europe, which fears a very difficult scenario if Trump, more sympathetic to Putin than to NATO, wins a second term. The Union is obliged to reinforce its military aid to kyiv, and also to firmly combat the Kremlin's interference in Europe. Especially in the face of the June elections, in which extremist parties, close to Russia, aspire to grow strongly.