The Kremlin’s drive to split apart Western democracies has run into turbulence. The European Union said Friday that it not only backs Britain’s claim of Russia being behind the poisoning of a former spy, but also that most EU states plan to take action against Russia. This club of democracies is standing in solidarity against the attempted murder of civilians on EU soil with a military-grade nerve agent. Europe, in other words, will not allow itself to become like Syria’s chemical battleground. The bloc’s “unqualified” support is especially noteworthy because of its ongoing differences with Britain over the terms of that country’s exit from the Union. It is also surprising given that a few EU members tend to side with Russia on many issues. As more countries like Russia favor authoritarian rule, Europe may be waking up to the need to better embrace a rules-based international order and the democratic values that undergird it.