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We are first in line to do a great free trade deal with the United States,
Boris announced after meeting Donald Trump in advance of his inauguration way back in 2017.
I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.
Last week Donald Trump’s newly appointed defence secretary Pete Hegseth landed in Europe to deliver a message from his bossThank you JD Vance for telling it like it is about free speech in Europe and this country.
Lord (David) Frost, Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator, cooed
Never has a greater truth been spoken
Suella Braverman announcedPoland will not send troops to Ukraine. I want to be really clear on this. We have other tasks,
the Polish minister asserted
I think the prime minister has been very clear that the UK would contribute to efforts, but absolutely not doing it on our own,
says Brigadier Watson
We’re seeing a gulf between the US and Europe the likes of which we haven’t seen since before the second world war,
Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Hannah Moore
Among all the options to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, there is a possibility of sending experts or even troops in limited numbers outside any conflict zone to support Ukrainians and demonstrate solidarity,
he addedWe all have to contribute to our defence and we expect this to be a two-way street for our allies
On Sir Keir's pledge to put UK boots on the ground as part of any peacekeeping force, he added
Under whatever guise they appear there, this is a step towards escalation.
And his deputy Alexander Grushko added
There's going to be some discussion of territory and there's going to be a discussion of security guarantees
Mr Waltz addedI think I have the power to end this war.
He added100%, yeah. It's part of the job.”
At the prospect of going to Ukraine, Highlander Wilson, from Bradford, said
The reaction force here are absolutely ready and we’ll always present our commanders with options. We’re able to project at pace and we [and the other nations] are ready.”
He addedI’m absolutely certain that UK defence is in a position to lead whatever force would be required.”
He saidThe only leader in the world who can make this happen, who can even bring people together to begin to talk about it in a serious way is President Trump,
the secretary of state saidIt is worth noting that a refusal to accept Kyiv into NATO is not enough
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To achieve this, Russia must end its aggression, and this
Macron said in a statementI wonder why they believe Ukraine would accept all these ultimatums now if we refused them at the most difficult moment,
the Ukrainian President said, referring to Kyiv's refusal to bow to Moscow's demands during crisis talks at the start of the warWe're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits.
He said