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Otherwise, this problem will continue to poison the atmosphere on the European continent,
said Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on February 18.
Stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe,
declared Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a meeting of NATO allies on February 12..jpg)
This government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War,
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We have not paid enough over the last 40 years, particularly since the Berlin Wall came down,
Rutte told Politico on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on February 15.
Europeans need to wake up,
said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas at a conference of the European Defence Agency on January 22.
We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war,
Mike Waltz, Trump's national security adviser, told CNN
If there is NATO and the war is over, it means I fulfilled my mission,
Zelensky said MondayI am ready to engage in any kind of constructive format in relations with the US,
he saidWe need peace, not endless war,
he said on TelegramIn the near future, all of us in Europe will shape our common positions — the lines we must achieve and the lines we cannot compromise on,
he addedThere won't be European troops on Ukrainian soil in the coming weeks."
he saidThere has not been a day when we have not felt this gratitude
to Washington ... Zelenskyy added
If we cannot be accepted to Nato, ... we need some clear structure of security guarantees from our allies in the US.”
Zelenskyy wrote in a statement
We will never accept just [a] ceasefire. It will not work without security guarantees.”
The Ukrainian president stated flatlyI’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much,
Trump saidWe are worthy of an equal dialog,
Zelenskiy said Sunday in London after attending a security summit of European leaders meant to rally support for Ukraine
If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended, because the worst of all outcomes is that there is a temporary pause and then Putin comes again,
Starmer said
We urgently have to rearm Europe" and "prepare for the worst" on the continent
As the leaders gathered Sunday, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warnedThis is not a moment for more talk — it's time to act. It's time to step up and lead and unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace,
Starmer saidThe new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision,
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Russian state television that was recorded last Wednesday