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There must be a U.S. backstop because a U.S. security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again,
Starmer said on Monday
Russia is preparing for a long war,
she told the APIf it is successful, it will last 20 or 30 years,
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We absolutely agree with the American administration.
The Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov gloated yesterday
Russia's highly censored state television has, over the past two years, consistently promoted the rape of Ukrainians, the drowning of children, the levelling of cities, the eradication of the Ukrainian elite, and the physical extermination of millions of Ukrainians.
An insight into just how traumatic rule by Moscow could be has been given by Foreign Policy magazine
If we don't, the United States will withdraw from Europe,
Aaltola added
My sense is we can cope, but it is in dire need of investment for the modern battlefield,
the lawmaker told CNN
The British Army is suffering from the cumulative effects of 40 years of decline,
Drummond saidWe do not want to fracture our relationship with America,
British defense analyst Nicholas Drummond told CNNThe way in which this was delivered – blow after blow after blow, within days – that was a real shock” for the continent
said Armida van Rij, a senior research fellow and head of the Europe Programme at London-based think tank Chatham HouseIt will be very difficult for the military in our current situation,
admitted an MP from the governing Labour party, who has pushed the government to go beyond its planned hike to military spending, which stands at 2.3% of GDP but is set to rise to 2.5% in the coming yearsEuropean heads of government should have been getting together … to figure out what the European plan was going to be. But that hasn’t really happened.”
From the moment of Trump’s election victory, van Rij saidBiden got a lot of kit in before the inauguration. Kit is still going in
one saidI think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. But I think they have the cards a little bit, because they’ve taken a lot of territory. So they have the cards,
Trump told the BBC on Air Force One
I affirmed Ukraine's willingness to achieve peace through strength and our vision for the necessary steps."
Sybiha said
With all due respect to President Donald Trump, as leader of a nation we respect greatly . . . he is living in this disinformation space.”
Mr Zelensky responded by saying
They need to tone it down and take a hard look and sign that deal."
Mike Waltz, the White House national security adviser, told Fox NewsWe take a different view. We do not consider President Zelensky to be a dictator."
Asked whether she was saying Trump is wrong, Ms Nandy addedWe stand with Ukraine, and our belief in that our support for Ukraine is unshakeable,
she addedYou should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
He said