The conflict initiated by the US and Israel against Iran has exposed the European Union's strategic hesitations. While the EU risks being drawn into the Middle East, the author argues that Europe's future is primarily decided in Ukraine. The piece criticizes the diversion of vital military resources, such as Patriot interceptor missiles, away from Ukraine to support regional objectives in the Middle East, and questions the recent stance taken by Ursula von der Leyen, contrasting it with the views of António Costa on the importance of a rules-based international order.