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There is a reluctance to spend a lot on defensive measures ultimately aimed at the other side of Europe,
Jennifer said
The great cliche of Brussels is you need a crisis to move forward,
Jennifer saidStarmer has change of heart on plan for ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine,
writes the Financial TimesFor context, the EU is still divided over how to repay the debts taken on coming out of the pandemic,
Jennifer saidThey do support Ukraine, but in a less full-throated way,
Jennifer saidStarmer’s 5% council tax rise shame,
is the focus in the Express, and “Growth forecast halved in blow to PM” in the TelegraphMiliband: Tories ‘betrayed’ next generation on energy,
is the splash on the Guardian today, reporting on an interview with the energy secretaryEurope must always be at the table in discussions about its own security.”
And he added
It is simply anti-European when one person blocks decisions that are important for the entire continent”.
Yesterday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a veiled reference to Hungary’s authoritarian leader, Viktor Orbán, and his efforts to block Ukraine’s EU membership, sayingFrance is in the lead when it comes to ideas about putting boots on the ground,
she saidIt’s crucial that our partners’ support for Ukraine doesn’t decrease but instead continues and grows,
he saidWe believe that the Kyiv regime has already broken the ceasefire proposed by the US president,
Zakharova said on television, ... according to TASS
Any UN peacekeeping force would require the approval of the Security Council. With both Russia, and potentially the US, against its prospects appear to be slim,
The Telegraph noted
We hope there will be a deal but what I do know is if there is a deal, the time for planning is now
Sir Keir continued
That's the plan on the table, let's get on with it
Mr Lammy saidWe want to buy British so that this is felt in jobs across the country
Speaking as he prepared to launch construction work on the next generation of nuclear submarines at Barrow in Cumbria, the PM saidPresident Putin and the Russian military leadership highly likely prioritise their conflict objectives over the lives of Russian soldiers.
The MoD addedWhat's happening here is turning political intention into reality, the concept into plans
Sir Keir saidI am determined that what we are doing internationally has to be linked to our economic security back here
He addedThat's why we need a forward leaning European element, which is what I've been working on intensely, obviously, with the French, that bring these allied countries together, and beyond.
He added