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The UK is unique in that it’s practically the only major ally that Trump hasn’t purposefully antagonized since his inauguration,
said Anand Sundar, a special advisor at the European Council on Foreign Relations
We shouldn’t be asking what the Americans can do for us, but what we must do for ourselves,
she said, ... according to ANSAMacron has sought to impose himself as Europe’s strongman,
said French political analyst Jean-Yves CamusNATO is based on the fact that we always act together and share risk, thereby ensuring our security,
Scholz said,
Europe’s security is at a turning point. Yes, it is about Ukraine — but it is also about us. We need an urgency mindset. We need a surge in defense. And we need both of them now.”
Von der Leyen
The problem is always: Who do you invite, who don’t you invite?”
Menon saidIf we had wanted to prepare for Trump 2, we should have started during Trump 1.
As Menon put itFor reasons of, say, practicability,
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U.S. support will remain critical and a U.S. security guarantee is essential for a lasting peace, because only the U.S. can deter Putin from attacking again,
Starmer wrote in Monday's Daily Telegraph
I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way,
he wroteThis is not Europe that commands respect abroad. This is not the Europe that would be a serious partner to the North American ally,
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There’s a lot of talk about this being a Munich 1938 moment, but for Ukraine the fear is that it’s a Yalta moment, where its future is determined by great powers without reference to it,
said Helen Clark, member of the Elders and former New Zealand prime minister
From a self-interest point of view, we are very aware that Russia is a Pacific nation as well. Vostok is not on the Atlantic,
she said, referring to the city in eastern RussiaI think there’s been a lot of diplomatic cacophony this weekend,
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Ukraine is still at war,
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said.jpg)
Everyone who met with Kellogg here [says it] looks like he’s collecting information and not giving it,
said Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker
Hopefully the Europeans will recognize that their free ride on the coattails of America has come to an end,
Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) told POLITICONothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
It has rendered meaningless the mantra that has been trotted out by various European officialsFor us in the European Union, the United States of America is our most important trading partner, but we believe that tariffs are totally the wrong way forward,
he told POLITICORight from the start, we have given money to Ukraine,
she said, as well as helping train Ukrainian troops in Europe