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But any role in helping to guarantee Ukraine's security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country,
Those are details, and I’m not dismissive of the details, they’re important. But I think the beginning here is trust-building. It’s getting everybody to understand that this war does not belong continuing, that it should end. That’s what the president has directed us to do,
Witkoff told Fox News on Sunday I said that [Putin] is a liar,
Zelenskyy recounted of his phone call to Trump There is nothing on the negotiating table that would be worth discussing,
he told Ukrainian television Labour stated in its manifesto a commitment to set a path to 2.5 per cent and that remains the policy of the Government.
Well, as I say, we came into government with a clear commitment to get up to 2.5 per cent and we're having to do that alongside grappling with a wide range of challenges
Asked if the pressure was on to go beyond 2.5 per cent, he said Unless Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves can find ways of producing more money, well beyond 2.5 per cent towards 3 per cent or 3.5 per cent for starters, then this Strategic Defence Review is going to be hollow, it's going to be a failure and, frankly, it'll consign Keir Starmer to the bin of history.
While European nations must step up in this moment - and we will - US support will remain critical and a US security guarantee is essential for a lasting peace, because only the US can deter Putin from attacking again.
The premier, who is due to visit Mr Trump in Washington later this month, said We'll do the Strategic Defence Review then set it out.
Asked if the announcement of the roadmap will now be sped up, the insider said Frankly, we haven't got the numbers and we haven't got the equipment to put a large force onto the ground for an extended period of time at the present moment.
Lord Dannatt later went on I am heading to Paris today with a very clear message for our European friends
My reaction is the Prime Minister is doing the right thing
Our Budget increased defence spending by £2.9 billion for next year and we are committed to setting a path to 2.5 per cent.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said These crucial days ahead will determine the future security of our continent
We must be clear that peace cannot come at any cost
We don't dispute that over the course of the last decade Britain's defence has been run down by our Conservative predecessors.
It is critical that we get confirmation of a sustained spending increase as soon as possible, so that we can commence the critical task of rearmament that should have started months ago,
Territorial concessions to what is now called Ukraine were made by the Soviet leadership during the formation of the USSR,
Lavrov said before heaping scorn on a Ukrainian bid to do a deal giving the United States access to minerals How should we give in - with Russian people or with rare earth metals?"
Today, (Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov and (Putin aide) Yuri Ushakov will fly to Riyadh and a meeting is expected Tuesday with the Americans, devoted primarily to restoring the whole complex of Russian-American relations,
news agency AFP quoted Peskov as saying
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