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It would be odd, ... to start putting in place something that might mean that you end up in direct conflict between western forces and Russia.”
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Poland will not send troops to Ukraine. I want to be really clear on this. We have other tasks,
the Polish minister asserted
We need to talk about whether this is being done and what the legal framework will be because so far we have all seen it as a joint NATO mission,
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Today we are going to talk about our proposal for joint negotiations,
Siliņa saidWe have ready-made scenarios, but we have to agree on this big framework,
she saidI’m prepared to consider committing British forces on the ground, alongside others, if there is a lasting peace agreement
The UK prime minister addedWe’re seeing a gulf between the US and Europe the likes of which we haven’t seen since before the second world war,
Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Hannah MooreAmong all the options to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, there is a possibility of sending experts or even troops in limited numbers outside any conflict zone to support Ukrainians and demonstrate solidarity,
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The reality here is there’s only been one aggressor in relation to this brutal illegal invasion, and that is [Russian president] Vladimir Putin, who took a decision to invade a peaceful and neighbouring country on the continent of Europe and Ireland and the European Union,
Mr Harris told RTÉ radio’s News at One
Now we have very strict and clear rules around peacekeeping including UN mandate, a mandate from the Oireachtas and a mandate from the Government. So, the honest answer is we’re not at this point yet, but we certainly shouldn’t recuse ourselves from being part of that conversation should we get to that point.”
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We all have to contribute to our defence and we expect this to be a two-way street for our allies
On Sir Keir's pledge to put UK boots on the ground as part of any peacekeeping force, he added
Under whatever guise they appear there, this is a step towards escalation.
And his deputy Alexander Grushko addedI think I have the power to end this war.
He addedThe only leader in the world who can make this happen, who can even bring people together to begin to talk about it in a serious way is President Trump,
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To achieve this, Russia must end its aggression, and this
Macron said in a statementI wonder why they believe Ukraine would accept all these ultimatums now if we refused them at the most difficult moment,
the Ukrainian President said, referring to Kyiv's refusal to bow to Moscow's demands during crisis talks at the start of the warWhen you have this group of countries that are not aligned, not clear and not well coordinated, you just cannot have a coherent European answer to Washington,
said ALEXANDRA DE HOOP SCHEFFER, acting president of the German Marshall Fund think tank
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I think our problem in Europe quite often is that, you know, we talk a lot and we do a little. Right now the ball is in our court,
Finnish President ALEXANDER STUBB told POLITICO at the Munich Security Conference this weekend
One phone call followed by one meeting is not sufficient to establish enduring peace. We must take action, and today we took an important step forward,
Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO said in a statement today after meeting Russian Foreign Minister SERGEI LAVROV in Saudi ArabiaThey are just haphazardly cutting the people we need to respond to Russian and Chinese hacks, and they don’t even know it,
one CISA employee told John,