How Long Will Europe Support Ukraine?

<p>At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European leaders painted the battle in stark moral terms, imposing harsh sanctions against Russia and talking about President Volodymyr Zelensky as a hero.</p><p>But as the war drags on, different conversations have taken place behind the scenes to consider what Ukraine might need to give up to achieve peace.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/matina-stevis-gridneff">Matina Stevis-Gridneff</a>, the Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Countries in the Group of 7 face dueling pressures: Penalizing Russia while<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/27/world/russia-ukraine-war-news#the-g7-faces-dueling-pressures-punish-russia-while-easing-their-nations-economic-pain"> easing the economic pain</a> at home.</li><li>Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France are expected to visit Ukraine on Thursday — but<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/world/europe/ukraine-france-germany-scholz.html"> they may face a tense reception</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>