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Therefore, we cannot get away with such simple technical measures like deploying troops. We need to talk about the root causes (of the conflict),
Lavrov said
We cannot consider any options" when it comes to European peacekeepers
he said during a visit to Qatar
Trump said that a decision on the deployment of peacekeeping forces would only be possible with the consent of both sides. Apparently referring to us and Ukraine. Nobody has asked us about this,
said Lavrov, who some Western diplomats nickname "Doctor No" because of his habit of frequently voicing Moscow's objections to various Western initiativesThe idea you are going to send a few peacekeepers with berets to reassure the Ukrainians is crass,
Lord Richards said
But I would like to do it a lot quicker,
Lord Richards addedThere is no way that Europe, at the moment, could worry Russia,
he told the programmeIf we send troops, they will be tested, and they have to robustly be able to defend themselves,
Lord Richards told BBC Radio 4’s Today programmeToday, sadly, the Navy is lucky to get 12 such ships out to sea. The RAF is much smaller and hasn’t got some key capabilities, so we are very hollowed out indeed,
he addedWhat the defence spending increase does is allows us, on a long-term basis, to strengthen our armed forces and build an industrial base in Britain, which reinforces our British jobs and technology,
he addedWe are talking, to do it robustly, 100,000 troops overall, drawn from European nations. None of them can do it,
he addedThe whole army has got less artillery pieces, for example, than I had in my one brigade in the mid-90s,
he saidAs for the new territories, we are ready to attract foreign partners . . . these are historical territories which have returned to the Russian Federation.
He said
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This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,
Macron told reporters
We must speed up the delivery of weapons and ammunition."
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told attendees
Not to go to the front line, not to go in confrontation, but to be in some locations, being defined by the treaty, as a presence to maintain this peace and our collective credibility with the US backup,
Macron saidNo, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort,
Macron saidIf you believe that, it's OK with me,
Trump repliedI don't know when we'll speak,
Trump saidRussia may have gained an open ear in the White House but they have not gained an inch of legitimacy,
he saidWe want peace swiftly but we don't want an agreement that is weak,
he said