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I am in serious discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia concerning the ending of the War
Trump posted on his Truth Social platform I emphasized the importance of the vital 'Critical Minerals and Rare-Earths Deal' between the United States and Ukraine, which we hope will be signed very soon!"
This deal, which is an 'Economic Partnership', will ensure the American people recoup the tens of billions of dollars and military equipment sent to Ukraine, while also helping Ukraine’s economy grow as this brutal and savage war comes to an end
It won't be a deal that will show Trump as a great winner and great dealmaker. He will be with this huge mess and I hope he will realise it before entering into anything like that."
We have sovereign countries in Europe who take decisions on their own militaries,
To increase defence spending to 3% or 4% of GDP, it kind of sounds very radical and politically difficult for many European countries today,
It looks like blackmail. Ukraine has to keep in mind that once you give in to blackmail, it never ends,
Europe can produce large supplies of ammunition, or purchase them from other countries, including the US, a scenario the Trump administration has discussed. They could also buy ammunition, for example, for HIMARS and Patriot systems in the same way or set up production in the EU,
Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle, ... Zelensky better move fast or he is not going to have a country left
Trump wrote last week, before warning The situation with artillery supplies was critical, but the front didn’t collapse and the Russians scored no strategic successes,
The old days of America supporting Europe are over
Zelensky said in a message to his European counterparts as much as to his own people There is a clear parallel between the procession of leaders heading to Trump’s court in Washington to try to cajole him and the period at the end of 2021, beginning of 2022 when the same process was happening to try to convince Putin to not invade Ukraine,
We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security,
European countries are hamstrung by their inability to exert military power, the only currency that holds any sway in deterring Russia and the US,
After everything that they have suffered, after everything that they have fought for, there could be no discussion about Ukraine without Ukraine, and the people of Ukraine must have a long-term secure future.”
Starmer told the Scottish Labour Party conference in Glasgow on Sunday No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine. … Europe must have a seat at the table when decisions about Europe are being made,
Zelenskyy said on February 15 at the Munich Security Conference Putin won't give us this peace. He won't give it in exchange for something. We have to win peace with strength, wisdom and unity, with our cooperation. Sadly, peace cannot be simply declared in one hour, one day, today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. This is the reality. And if someone tries to do it in this way – without any support, it won't work, without any security guarantees – it won't work,
A reliable and lasting peace is much more than silence at the front. We remember that Russia has violated the ceasefire more than 25 times since 2014.
Therefore, peace can only be the result of balanced diplomacy and absolutely clear security guarantees,
We’re steadfast in moving ahead with sanctions and support for Ukraine up until the moment that peace is there, based on good peace negotiations with support of Ukraine and Europe,
said Kathleen Van Brempt, a Belgian social-democratic Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
