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We have to make sure that Europe overcomes the challenges of the future in a strong and sovereign manner and with its back straight,
Scholz told reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign event in Kassel, ahead of his departure for the French capital I am certain that we will be able to develop a clear position,
If the framework is given, Germany will not shy away,
a defence ministry spokesperson told a press conference in Berlin on the issue of ground troops This will be a great task for Europe, for the U.S. and international alliance partners,
We are in this generational point, really, where we do need to step up across Europe in terms of our capability, our funding and our commitment to defence, because this isn't just about Ukraine, it is about our own national security
But part of my message to our European allies is that we've all got to step up on both capability and on spending and funding,
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,
The US is really the interlocutor that Russia wants to speak to,
Matthew Karnitschnig, editor in chief at Euractiv told CNN’s Rosemary Church on Monday Phase two is absolutely going to begin,
he told Bartiromo, noting US has all of the leverage,
analyst says, as European leaders scramble to respond to Ukraine talks No time set, but it could be very soon.”
On meeting Putin in Saudi Arabia, Trump said Any role in helping to guarantee Ukraine's security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country,
he wrote in the Daily Telegraph late Sunday Because of the acceleration of the Ukrainian issue, and as a result of what U.S. leaders are saying, there is a need for Europeans to do more, better and in a coherent way, for our collective security,
an adviser from President Emmanuel Macron's office said Nothing's been finalised yet,
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 Right from the start, we have given money to Ukraine,
she said, as well as helping train Ukrainian troops in Europe 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 Russia 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 POLITICO For 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,
Everyone who met with Kellogg here [says it] looks like he’s collecting information and not giving it,
said Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker