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We did, of course, discuss Ukraine this morning, as you would expect, and for reasons that you'll already understand, I'm not going to go into the operational matters.
The Prime Minister replied We’ve always said that where we discuss our support for Ukraine, we do so in terms of broader strategy to ensure that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position going forwards,
Starmer stated after the meeting with Macron, responding to questions about the Storm Shadow It has been my constant refrain for four months now, since I’ve been Prime Minister, in all the discussions that I’ve had. That is the heart of the discussions that we’ve been having,
The leaders started by discussing the situation in Ukraine, including how best to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position going into the winter."
Quote from UK government spokesperson It will be quite a challenge for the UK
But Kim Darroch, a former British ambassador to Washington, said Full support for Ukraine and making sure Ukraine is in the best possible position have been the sort of driving principles of the arguments that I've been putting forward.
Speaking to journalists while travelling to the Cop29 climate change summit in Azerbaijan, Sir Keir said They need... the ability to strike the aircraft launching these bombs on the ground. ... We are not ready to give our freedom to this f***ing terrorist Putin.
Mr Zelensky at the weekend told US TV It's important for the United Kingdom and the EU to mend fences and forge a stronger relationship now that Trump has won,
The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores. If we decide to remain herbivores, then the carnivores will win and we will be a market for them."
The French president said that We must not delegate forever our security to America."
At a summit in Budapest last week, Macron warned Very happy to see you again, @Keir_Starmer, in Paris this morning. Franco-British friendship has a long history and has known trials. It will be invaluable in facing the challenges that lie ahead."
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Barnier wrote Aggression against Russia by a non-nuclear state with the backing or support of a nuclear state would be considered a joint attack by both countries on Russia,
I don’t see why we have a technology dialogue with the US and with India but we don’t have a dialogue with UK,
We know that we have a clear common interest in working together more and better on our security. I hope the election of Mr Trump will boost the cooperation between the UK on the security and military dimension.”
We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European... and we are not paying for it
one source is quoted as saying We’ll have to wait and see what President Trump really proposes… but if the reports of his call with (Vladimir) Putin last week are right then President Trump is exactly right to warn Putin against escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
We are very keen to make sure we can make the most of the time between now and Jan 20 [when Mr Trump becomes US president] and not just put everything on hold until the next administration.”
He pushed, rightly, he pushed European nations to do more, to front Nato better,
As far as President Trump goes, he recognises that countries get security through strength, just as alliances like Nato do, and I expect the US to remain alongside allies like the UK, standing with Ukraine for as long as it takes to prevail over Putin's invasion."
POV: You’re 38 days from losing your allowance.”
In the clip, Mr Zelensky looks unhappy alongside Mr Trump with the caption
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