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The biggest problem is that it will be used by Putin as a tool of war. He might agree to ceasefire only when it creates conditions allowing him to destroy Ukraine maybe a little bit later,
Morekho told The Independent So that they [Ukraine] can negotiate from a position of strength and we are doubling down in our support. Yesterday evening the UK signed a £2.2 billion loan to provide more military aid to Ukraine, backed not by the British taxpayer but by the profits from frozen Russian assets. And today I'm announcing a new deal which allows Ukraine to use £1.6 billion of UK export finance to buy more than 5,000 air defence missiles,
Second, we agreed that any lasting peace must ensure Ukraine's sovereignty and security, and Ukraine must be at the table. Third, in the event of a peace deal, we will keep boosting Ukraine's own defensive capabilities to deter any future invasion. Fourth, we will go further to a coalition of the willing to defend a deal in Ukraine and to guarantee the peace,
Is Europe going to get a backstop commitment from the US? I don’t think so,
concluded the former national security adviser Lord Ricketts My view is that what Russia wants, the US can’t deliver and the Ukrainians won’t accept,
says Sir Lawrence Freedman, an emeritus professor at King’s College London We should have woken up earlier,
The immediate goal of the meetings in London must be to keep Ukraine in the fight so it can negotiate from a maximum position of strength,
If we don’t increase our effort fast enough and let the aggressor dictate its conditions, we won’t end up well,
The components of a lasting peace are clear: a strong Ukraine that can defend itself, European security guarantees, and a US backstop,
We've now agreed that the United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we'll discuss that plan with the United States,
If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended, because the worst of all outcomes is that there is a temporary pause and then (Russian President Vladimir) Putin comes again,
That's the package. All three parts need to be in place, and that's what I'm working hard to bring together,
Do I believe Donald Trump when he says he wants lasting peace? The answer to that is yes,
I’m not criticizing anyone here, but rather than move at the pace of … every single country in Europe, which in the end would be quite a slow pace, I do think we’ve probably got to get to a coalition of the willing now,
In other words, we’ve got to find those countries in Europe that are prepared to be a bit more forward leaning,
Unfortunately, it was not just a bad dream, it is harsh reality. Today, we are more horrified than ever, but also more committed. More committed to the people in Ukraine, to our own security and to peace in Europe,
Nobody wants to see that,
I’ve spoken to President Trump a number of times. I’ve met him twice...I’m clear in my mind that he does want lasting peace. He does want an end to be fighting in Ukraine,
The UK and France are the most advanced on the thinking of this, and that is why President Macron and I are working on this plan, which we will then discuss with the US,
added Starmer, who spoke to Macron and Trump on Saturday after having talks with Zelenskyy in Downing Street The clear destiny of the Americans is to be on the side of the Ukrainians, I have no doubt about that,
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