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My meetings in France confirmed that while we may disagree on the modalities of peace, we do agree that we must strengthen the defence capabilities of European nations.”
After a meeting with Macron in France on Wednesday, Orban took to X to state
Europe as a whole is truly capable of winning any military, financial, economic confrontation with Russia. We are simply stronger,
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.jpg)
We need more European defence, and if one or two countries do not want to share that view, I think that the others should go ahead as much as they can. And that is what I am advocating for,
Frieden said before the meeting in BrusselsAll we hear is … there’s a strong Russian opposition of the idea of NATO countries being involved in a stabilisation force or peacekeeping force” as Russian forces are still trying to seize territory
Puri told Al Jazeera
We must choose for ourselves a peace option that will suit us and that will ensure peace for our country in the long term,
Putin saidMake America Great Again appears to be morphing into Make Europe Great Again,
he told Al Jazeera, referring to Trump’s campaign sloganWe don’t need anything else, but we won’t give up our own,
he addedThere is always a fear that this is all, from the Russian perspective, just a very convenient way of providing a smokescreen for their continued desire to push forward on the battlefield,
he saidThere’s a real fear that the US could step away and leave Europe vulnerable to Russian aggression,
she saidIt’s very important you made a strong signal to the Ukrainian people,
he saidGiven the threats to our freedom and to peace on our continent, we must do whatever it takes for our continent,
he said,
This is, of course, a threat,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in MoscowThis would quickly put Germany among the highly indebted countries of the EU, and the debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 100 per cent as early as 2034,
Heinemann said, ... according to First PostUnlike their predecessors, who also wanted to fight against Russia, Napoleon, Hitler, Mr. Macron does not act very gracefully, because at least they said it bluntly: ‘We must conquer Russia, we must defeat Russia,
he addedThis summit represents a pivotal moment for gauging the trajectory of Europe's standing and influence in the context of the Ukraine crisis,
said Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University
Whatever happens, the meeting is not expected to address Ukraine's most pressing needs,
said APYet, the cornerstone of enduring peace in Europe rests on establishing a comprehensive Eurasian security framework that encompasses Russia - an imperative Europe cannot ignore,
the expert addedBritain and France - the two nuclear powers - seek to bolster their leadership in European security by playing a key role in resolving the Ukraine crisis,
Wang elaboratedWhile the world's attention is fixed on Ukraine, it seems every party is pursuing its own interests,
remarked Wang Yiwei, Director of the EU Research Center at Renmin University of ChinaYet, a critical question looms: will relentlessly escalating military spending truly secure enduring peace for Europe?"
Wang said