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This is not just about Ukraine. Ukraine is central to European security, but this is about the very concept of American engagement in Europe — what kind of an ally it chooses to be in the future,
For many years the Europeans have been told, [by] president after president, that they will have to take charge of their own security,
DW's Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner said I assume the American vice president will announce the withdrawal of a large part of the American troops from Europe, and that Europe should take over the task [of defending itself],
Heusgen told German public radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk A sham peace — over the heads of Ukrainians and Europeans — would gain nothing,
Baerbock said in a Foreign Ministry statement ahead of the Munich Security Conference, which she called "more important than ever before." There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage
the US ... Vance said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal For the moment there is nothing on the table,
It's obvious that Europeans can't be involved in securing a peace that they haven't been involved in negotiating,
While the Europeans hope to ‘keep the U.S. in’ and U.S. support flowing for Ukraine, they do not see the risk that comes with taking themselves out of the game when it comes to securing a cease-fire,
said LIANA FIX of the Council on Foreign Relations, who’s also on the ground in Munich I always worry about the ‘OSAMA BIN LADEN’ scenario, where you have a really evil person who takes over some aspect of our modern life and uses it to harm innocent people,
He then went on to say ... alluding to the use of passenger planes during the 9/11 attacks No one who joins a podcast hosted by a Nazi sympathizer, lifts talking points from pro-Russian Telegram channels and says government-controlled agents were part of the Jan. 6 attacks should be in charge of counterterrorism – period,
DMFI executive director MARK MELLMAN said in a statement first given to NatSec Daily Hamas reaffirms its commitment to implementing the agreement as signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified timeline.”
The militant group rejected what it described as “language of threats and intimidation” from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but said in a statement I served President Trump faithfully and with great pride,
My message in these discussions will be that there can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine and Ukraine's voice must be at the heart of any talks,
Russia remains a threat well beyond Ukraine."
Earlier, UK defence secretary John Healey said Ukraine needs to be in the strongest possible position. Ukrainians want peace. Those that have had to flee the country want to go back to their country. But this has to be led by Ukraine. There's no negotiations about Ukraine which doesn't involve Ukraine, and Ukraine needs to be in the strongest possible position.”
It's certainly an innovative approach to a negotiation to make very major concessions even before they have started,
He will rearm and he will be back. His stated aim is that Ukraine doesn't really exist,
I don't trust Putin an inch,
Wallace said in an interview with Times Radio There can’t be negotiations around Ukraine without Ukraine being at the heart of it.”
This year’s gathering seems set to mirror the disastrous conference of 1938 where the continent stood blind in the face of Hitler’s duplicity. The stench of appeasement is once again returning to Munich.”
As world leaders prepared to gather for the Munich Security Conference this weekend, he said
