Empty chair policy? US defence secretary skips NATO Ukraine support meeting

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<p>Ukraine's no surrender attitude is on display, what with daring drone raids deep in Russian territory last weekend and a new attack on the Kerch Strait bridge that links Moscow-occupied Crimea to the mainland. These are spectacular shows, but can outgunned and outnumbered Kyiv keep it up? </p> The question is particularly timely with the US defence secretary skipping a meeting of the NATO support group on Ukraine this Wednesday. The US, for now, is still sharing intelligence and disbursing military aid allotted to Kyiv by the previous administration. But for how much longer?We ask the question ahead of the NATO summit later this month in the Netherlands, and ahead of Thursday’s Oval Office initiation for new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. What will the likes of Germany and France do if Trump loses interest entirely in Europe's defence and Ukraine's fate?Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Aurore Laborie and Ilayda Habip. Visit our website: france24.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/France24_en