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Exactly what the configuration of that is, exactly what the backstop is, is obviously the subject of intense discussion but I'm not going to get ahead of myself on it, other than to say I'm very clear about what the principles are."
En route to Washington DC, he said We will play our part and I’ve been clear that we will need a US backstop of some sort,
And we have airpower that could be that backstop,
We need to correct that publicly, clearly,
We will be on the land and that way there is going to be automatic security because nobody is going to be messing around with our people when we are there,
There's no issue between us on this,
If US interests are on the ground in Ukraine, then that is the best security guarantee that the Ukrainians can have. So, I do hope they get that deal over the line in the next few days,
I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much
Speaking while Sir Keir was still in the air over the Atlantic, Mr Trump said There’s one aggressor here and that’s Russia, in clear breach of the UN charter
But Sir Keir angrily rejected the claim, saying I’m considering how we preserve peace in Europe and how we get a lasting peace in Ukraine
I want a lasting peace, and I don’t think that will happen if there isn’t an effective deterrence to Putin, ... I understand the gravity of the situation but this is about ensuring that we all enjoy peace.
I'm absolutely convinced that we need a lasting peace, not a ceasefire, and for that to happen we need security guarantees,
he told reporters travelling with him to Washington Of course, the president has been very clear about the peace that he wants. He's right about that. We all want peace,
Well I’m not answering to Putin.”
After the Kremlin hit out at Britain and France for offering peacekeeping forces, Sir Keir snapped back The security guarantee has to be sufficient to deter Putin from coming again because my concern is if there is a ceasefire without a backstop, it will simply give him the opportunity to wait and to come again because his ambition in relation to Ukraine is pretty obvious, I think, for all to see.”
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