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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,
This will be a great task for Europe, for the U.S. and international alliance partners,
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 Poland will support Ukraine as it has done so far: organisationally, in accordance with our financial capabilities, in terms of humanitarian and military aid,
Tusk told reporters before boarding a plane to Paris We must show that we are capable of much greater investment in our defence capabilities,
I don't know what they [European officials] would do at the negotiating table... if they are going to sit at the negotiating table with the aim of continuing war, then why invite them there
Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow 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,
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
I don't know what countries are supposed to do at talks on Ukraine."
Russia's Lavrov, meanwhile, weighed in on the confusion Monday, saying What we don't want to do is get into a large group discussion,
he told a fringe event in Munich, noting People weren’t ready to accept it at the time, its feminism,
It risks the worst of all possible worlds: a kind of stagflation,
said Stiglitz, a Columbia University professor and former World Bank economist It is critical that we get confirmation of a sustained spending increase as soon as possible, so that we can commence the critical task of rearmament that should have started months ago,
Labour stated in its manifesto a commitment to set a path to 2.5 per cent and that remains the policy of the Government.
While European nations must step up in this moment - and we will - US support will remain critical and a US security guarantee is essential for a lasting peace, because only the US can deter Putin from attacking again.
The premier, who is due to visit Mr Trump in Washington later this month, said Well, as I say, we came into government with a clear commitment to get up to 2.5 per cent and we're having to do that alongside grappling with a wide range of challenges
Asked if the pressure was on to go beyond 2.5 per cent, he said We'll do the Strategic Defence Review then set it out.
Asked if the announcement of the roadmap will now be sped up, the insider said Frankly, we haven't got the numbers and we haven't got the equipment to put a large force onto the ground for an extended period of time at the present moment.
Lord Dannatt later went on Unless Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves can find ways of producing more money, well beyond 2.5 per cent towards 3 per cent or 3.5 per cent for starters, then this Strategic Defence Review is going to be hollow, it's going to be a failure and, frankly, it'll consign Keir Starmer to the bin of history.
