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I'm considering how we preserve peace in Europe and how we get a lasting peace in Ukraine.
We're very pleased with Prime Minister Starmer's announcement to increase spending to 2.5 per cent of the UK is GDP
A senior Trump administration official said this afternoon The Prime Minister will be clear that there can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine and will recognize the need for Europe to play its part on global defense and step up for the good of collective European security,
the embassy statement read No, in fact, to be to be frank, we pay. We paid 60% of the total defaults, and it was -- like the US -- loans, guaranteed grants, and we provided real money,
I’m not going to make security guarantees ... very much. We’re going to have Europe do that.”
But Mr Trump, announcing the leaders' plans to sign the agreement, said There’s a lot of humour with Trump. It’s quick-witted repartee, which he is a master of. He’s very funny. He’s enormous fun to be with.”
He hasn’t conceded anything to anyone. He’s doing the job of a diplomat.”
Vice President JD Vance insisted I've only just arrived but already I can feel there's a real buzz around Washington right now
Addressing an audience drawn from the Washington elite, the PM said And, you know, taking out a chainsaw isn't quite my style, but we are stripping away red tape and bureaucracy.
In a reference to Elon Musk, he added We want to strike a new partnership, we share the view that our best days lie ahead,
I’d pay £100,000 not to hear her talk!”
Upon learning May got paid more than £100,000 to deliver speeches after being PM, Trump fulminated ... Charming Do you come here quite a bit?”
His opening line on meeting Bush at Camp David was We will play our part and I’ve been clear that we will need a US backstop of some sort.”
How good or bad do you think Keir Starmer will be at negotiating with Donald Trump?”
The pollsters surveyed 4,693 adults in Great Britain and asked There’s one aggressor here and that’s Russia.”
Responding to comments from Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov ruling out British or French peacekeepers in Ukraine, he said Russia can end this conflict tomorrow by withdrawing and stopping their aggression. All the discussion that follows, about talks, about security guarantees, has to be seen in that context. They are the aggressor. They have invaded and occupied a sovereign country in Europe, and they bear full responsibility for the conflict,
Of course, the president has been very clear about the peace that he wants. He’s right about that. We all want peace. The question is, how do we make sure it’s a lasting peace? There’s no issue between us on this.”
Yes, I've got a good relationship with him. As you know, I’ve met him, I’ve spoken to him on the phone, and this relationship between our two countries is a special relationship with a long history, forged as we fought wars together, as we traded together. And as I say, I want it to go from strength to strength.”
It’s got to be a lasting peace, and that requires us to put in place an effective security guarantee, ... Exactly what the configuration of that is, exactly what the backstop is, is obviously the subject of intense discussion.”
Starmer said, while admitting The success will depend on our talk with President Trump.”
Yet Zelenskyy described it as merely “a beginning, a framework deal,” adding
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