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One of the reasons I'm here is to reach out to the Allies and we say, 'What do you think?'. And then I bring it back to the person that does make the decision. Keith Kellogg does not make the decisions, it's the president of the United States. I will never move into his territory of decision-making,
You got to give us a bit of breathing space and time, but when I say that, I'm not talking six months, I'm talking days and weeks,
he told delegates at a fringe event at the Munich Security Conference He'll ask you to do this job today and he'll want to know tomorrow why isn't it solved,
said Kellogg, a key negotiator for Ukraine and allied nations in the recently tabled peace talks The answer right now is no,
I'm on Trump time,
Kellogg told delegates at a fringe event at the Munich Security Conference, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's famed fast-moving decision making We want to make sure it's lasting and it's sustainable peace,
You've got to bring the allies with you. Are they [Ukraine and Europe] going to play a part? Of course they are. You can't do it at the exclusion of anyone,
To say that it's the biggest and most robust alliance in history is true, historically speaking. But the real question is, will that still be the case in 10 or 15 years?"
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said The system can use Ukrainian missiles to shoot down Russian missiles and drones. It can complement Ukraine's existing air defense system, which includes anti-aircraft guns,
a British Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in Brussels The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement."
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine,
Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker.”
For now, the world had to settle for Hegseth popping into a Nato defence ministers meeting in Brussels to announce The regrettable thing … is that the Trump administration has, in my opinion, unnecessarily taken two important negotiating items off the table,
Without Europe’s participation in the negotiations … it is difficult to imagine that Europeans should then secure this peace afterwards without having been involved in the negotiations to bring about peace together,
The prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to Ukraine being on an irreversible path to Nato, as agreed by Allies at the Washington Summit last year,
a readout of the call said, in a pointed message to the US He should demand that the Ukrainians must be part of the negotiating team with Putin, not just consulted. Otherwise, it will be like Munich. Chamberlain and [Edouard] Daladier [the prime minister of France], but no Czechs.”
Offering advice to Mr Lammy ahead of the meeting, Sir Malcolm said Ukraine needed strong security guarantees, further lethal aid and a sovereign future, and it could count on the UK to step up,
The leaders also reflected on the prime minister’s visit to Kyiv last month, and the president updated on his plans at Munich security conference. They agreed to stay in close contact.”
Some people talked out of turn, but I don't think we're conceding anything".
When asked whether the US is conceding too much to Putin even before talks start, Coale replied There can’t be negotiations around Ukraine without Ukraine being at the heart of it,
