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I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way,
The UK will work to ensure we keep the US and Europe together. We cannot allow any divisions in the alliance to distract from the external enemies we face.”
I think it's premature to be talking about numbers."
Asked what the scale of a potential peacekeeping force could be and if the government would be prepared to carry out a recruitment drive, he said A process towards peace is not a one-meeting thing.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed during an hour-long call last week I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never. The war in Ukraine is against us, and it is our human losses.”
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Zelenskyy said Nothing's been finalized yet,
Because of the acceleration of the Ukrainian issue and as a result of what the US leaders are saying, there is a need for Europeans to do more, better and in a coherent way for our collective security,
said an aide from President Emmanuel Macron's office Any role in helping to guarantee Ukraine's security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country,
Starmer wrote in the Daily Telegraph late on Sunday (Feb 16). The G7 is the group of the most advanced great democracies,
There's no way in which we should open the door for this Russian fantasy of a new, indivisible security order,
There is definitely from the new US administration, a view towards Europe, and there’s a slightly different view towards ourselves in the UK.
If America is not to stand behind its allies in the way the world has previously seen, then we are moving into a wholly different and in my view, rather more dangerous world.
And former Prime Minister Sir John Major said He is siding with the pariah state, with a war criminal, and he has been a Putin fan all along.”
To ensure the UK is prepared to deal with the changing threat, our Budget increased defence spending by £2.9 billion for next year and we are committed to setting a path to 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said 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 on our defence, 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.
Labour stated in its manifesto a commitment to set a path to 2.5 per cent and that remains the policy of the Government.
I can say we’ve only ever hit that kind of defence spending under Labour governments
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds replied 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 The whole Cabinet, the whole Government, I think most people in this country recognise the pressures the world is under, recognise more will have to be spent on defence
This is a once-in-a-generation moment for our national security where we engage with the reality of the world today and the threat we face from Russia
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