内容摘要：Other former employees also hold out for a phoenix rising from the ashes. But the Valley of Death looms large.

Other former employees also hold out for a phoenix rising from the ashes. But the Valley of Death looms large.

"They'll make a real effort to sell what frankly are the same arguments that have so far failed to persuade the White House," he said.Merz also has called for stiffer EU sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russia - something Trump has so far not committed to, even as some lawmakers from within his own party have escalated calls to do so.

Earlier this week, Leavitt said only that Trump has "kept this as a tool in his toolbox if necessary"."The strange thing for me is, that we haven't heard President Trump say yet, is that Europe has lots of cards it can play on its own," Mr Logan said, pointing to $228bn in frozen Russian assets held primarily in Belgium."That's money that's just sitting there," he said.

From the White House's point of view, the issue of Ukraine's defence is also inextricably linked to Trump's demands that NATO allies raise defence spending to 5% of their GDP.Germany's is 2% - well short of Trump's target, although German officials have signalled a willingness to move in that direction.

"I don't think they've done enough," Mr Logan added. "And I suspect they can't do enough. The White House has to know that 5% is not a goal that any of the major European countries are going to reach."

"The question then becomes: What's next?""It is a chance to do something worthwhile [and] give something back to the community... You don't need to be an expert on local history – you just need to able to engage with visitors and be enthusiastic."

He added that the museum was "an important pivot for the community, not just for looking back into the past but [for] looking to the future as the town grows".Visitors to the museum can see a wealth of unusual objects, including mobile stocks from 1774 and an early "boneshaker" bicycle.

Other exhibits illustrate traditional aspects of Fenland life and the waterways, the railway boom and the wealth of a prosperous 19th Century market town.The museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.