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If the people making those speeches were women, they would have been called all sorts of bad names,
No, I will not protect you, in fact I would encourage [the Russians] to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay,
If Crimea remains in Russian hands, Russia will use it to dominate the Black Sea aggressively and to attack Ukraine again,
Europe will almost certainly be stuck with the bill for Ukraine’s reconstruction, and may also be stuck with the bill for prosecuting the war, ie $70-100bn a year,
said the Romanian analyst China’s plan was to divide the American alliance and to cause the Americans to pull away from their networks,
said a Finnish China expert The world we are living in does not respect weakness, weak countries… I’m not sure this world still respects international law,
said a second parliamentarian One of the presidents of a big [NATO] country stood up, said, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?”
he told students at Coastal Carolina University in February last year Is the United States still seen as a reliable partner?”
asked another parliamentarian from Kyiv If the US continues to say what Vance said at Munich, they are facing a disaster,
said a Ukrainian former cabinet member Europe is waking from a warm bath,
No one knows if NATO will be present if things actually happen,
said one Ukrainian parliamentarian whose husband was fighting on the front lines I have been in Mariupol in 2022 and have experienced torture,
said a Ukrainian woman who has served on the front lines It’s about creating a coherent threat perception across society, about having all reservists and military industry ready and on board, attending exercises, etc,
In 1985, West Germany had 600,000 troops, France 200,000. The Soviet Union was deterred by Germany and France. The US only provided a nuclear umbrella. After the Cold War this changed, and it was a mistake,
Europe, stand up and start to take this seriously and recognise that this is not a U.S. national priority.
The message ... he said, was You are going to lead this. So step up and do it,
Donald Trump's team has turned around to Starmer and said ... he suggested
