Europe’s Decisive Moment: Back Ukraine Now to Check the Iran–Russia Drone Axis

An op-ed argues that Europe must move beyond words and decisively back Ukraine to halt Moscow’s aggression and curb Iran’s drone influence, which ties the Iran–Russia conflict to Ukraine. It urges Europe to provide troops, long‑range missiles, and the transfer of frozen Russian assets, and to defend the rules‑based order through action rather than rhetoric, warning that hesitation will let Russia push westward as energy shocks and geopolitical entanglements intensify the crisis.