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The decision on the next steps will be taken on the basis of these consultations,
an EU official briefed on the plans said
When you have this group of countries that are not aligned, not clear and not well coordinated, you just cannot have a coherent European answer to Washington,
said ALEXANDRA DE HOOP SCHEFFER, acting president of the German Marshall Fund think tank
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I think our problem in Europe quite often is that, you know, we talk a lot and we do a little. Right now the ball is in our court,
Finnish President ALEXANDER STUBB told POLITICO at the Munich Security Conference this weekendThey are just haphazardly cutting the people we need to respond to Russian and Chinese hacks, and they don’t even know it,
one CISA employee told John,
One phone call followed by one meeting is not sufficient to establish enduring peace. We must take action, and today we took an important step forward,
Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO said in a statement today after meeting Russian Foreign Minister SERGEI LAVROV in Saudi ArabiaI hate it but I can’t disagree,
said one former Eastern European foreign ministerWhat we continue to see is North Koreans relying on waves of human assault,
the official added
Europeans talk talk talk, and Americans do, do, do,
One Republican lawmaker at the Munich Security Conference summed up the view from President DONALD TRUMP’s Washington ... said the lawmaker, granted anonymity to speak about the issue candidlyWe were not invited to this Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia. It was a surprise for us. I don’t want any coincidences, so I’m not going to Saudi Arabia,
he saidI think the promise is: let’s have dialogue, let’s figure out the best solution for our countries, for other countries, for the global community,
he was quoted as saying
We share a common vision: security guarantees must be robust and reliable, ... Any other decision without such guarantees — such as a fragile ceasefire — would only serve as another deception by Russia and a prelude to a new Russian war against Ukraine or other European nations."
Zelenskyy said on X, addingRussia is threatening all of Europe now, unfortunately,
he told reportersIt was useful to discuss today the various hypotheses on the table. The one that foresees the deployment of European soldiers in Ukraine seems to me to be the most complex and perhaps the least effective, and on this too I voiced Italy's doubts,
she said, ... according to the sourcesIt is important for European leaders to act collectively and avoid the ‘bilateralisation’ of their relationships with the US,
said Arnold – that is, to ensure that they do not end up in individual talks with Washington that might weaken their collective position
The danger is that if it is not properly thought out or resourced, or doesn’t have a proper command structure, it fails,
Arnold saidKemi: It’s time to get off our knees and start fighting for Western values
the Express covers a speech by the Tory leaderPresentationally it was certainly different,
Ed Arnold saidEurope’s security is at a turning point. Yes, it is about Ukraine – but it is also about us.”
That is the context for Keir Starmer’s pledge to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of an international peacekeeping
If we, Europeans, fail to spend big on defence now, we will be forced to spend 10 times more if we don’t prevent a wider war.”
Yesterday, the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, whose country spends 4.7% of GDP on defence, said3 out of 4 OAPs living in cold homes
reports the Daily Mail