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I think in Europe we need to talk less and do more,
he said later
A wind of unity is blowing over Europe, as we perhaps have not felt since the COVID period.”
Speaking to France-Info on Sunday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot sought to project a united frontThe risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100%,
he said in comments to the “Meet the Press” program recorded FridayDon’t underestimate Trump as a negotiator. I genuinely believe that Putin is baffled and afraid what might be coming from there,
Stubb saidThe first phase is the pre-negotiation, and this is a moment when we need to rearm Ukraine and put maximum pressure on Russia, which means sanctions, which means frozen assets, so that Ukraine begins these negotiations from a position of strength,
Stubb saidI can announce that I will propose to activate the ‘escape clause’ for defense investments,
she saidAnd to my European friends, I would say, get into the debate, not by complaining that you might, yes or no, be at the table, but by coming up with concrete proposals, ideas, ramp up (defense) spending,
the NATO secretary-general said at the conference
If Trump is negotiating with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin about Europe, then it is impossible to talk about Europe without us,
he told NewsWeekWe feel like Ukraine has to be at the table, and Europe does, too,
she addedWhat we don't want to do is get into a large group discussion,
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The U.K. will work to ensure we keep the U.S. and Europe together. We cannot allow any divisions in the alliance to distract from the external enemies we face,
Starmer said, ... according to the Guardian reportThis is about Russia, but this is also about Europe,
she saidThe threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China. It's not any other external actor,
he saidYou got to give us a bit of breathing space and time, but when I say that, I’m not talking six months,
he said
General Kellogg [the US envoy to Russia and Ukraine – ed.] has presented to me personally and to the circle of European allies, the United States’ negotiating tactics... I will not reveal them here. They raise some hopes. They are unorthodox, but we wish them luck."
Quote from Sikorski
Of course, there comes a time when discussions have to begin. The president of the United States has begun those conversations with Putin. But the end state of this conversation is nowhere near, and everything is on the table,
he told The Moscow Times
When I spoke to Kellogg yesterday he didn’t say anything of that sort,
Stubb said
What we lacked on Ukraine in recent years was one personality highly respected by everyone, taken into account in Moscow, taken into account in Kyiv, and having support in Washington and European capitals and other leaders, including the global South, that could have the authority to manage the peace talks,
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said
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If I may just throw out one idea loosely, if there is a negotiating table, I think we need to do something similar that was done in Kosovo,
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said at the annual Munich Security Conference, referring to diplomacy that helped end Serbia's 1998-99 military crackdown on its restive southern province and bring about Kosovan statehoodThe Americans are approaching European capitals and asking how many soldiers they are ready to deploy,
one diplomat said