Macron warns of Russian threat to Europe in televised address to nation

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

The speech is really extremely confrontational. It can hardly be perceived as a speech by a head of state who is thinking about peace,

Peskov told reporters

We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,

national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday

We don’t comment on intelligence matters, as I said. The principle is that we will support Ukraine. That is an unwavering position.”

Asked whether it was a principle that intelligence should be shared with Ukraine, Ms Jones added

It has been suspended since yesterday afternoon,

he added, referring to US intelligence-sharing with Ukraine

We learnt in Northern Ireland how important it is when you are playing that honest broker role, to not be commenting on every twist and turn, but to be sticking to our principles which I think everybody in the country supports in terms of continuing to support Ukraine, playing that role to stop the fighting. And that means working with the US, working with France, working with others.”

She added

It will be very difficult without American support, which is why I hope sustainable peace can be achieved with U.S. backing,

Beketova said

In the long term, Ukraine needs both Europe and the U.S. to continue supporting its efforts to repel Russian aggression. U.S. support is vital for both Ukraine and Europe."

Elina Beketova, democracy fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), told Newsweek

The future of Europe does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow,

he added

There’s a real fear that the US could step away and leave Europe vulnerable to Russian aggression, or other aggression. There is a feeling here that Europe’s very survival and future could be at stake,

Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler, reporting from Brussels, said

Emmanuel Macronpresident

The road to peace cannot pass through the abandonment of Ukraine,

Macron insisted

Emmanuel Macronpresident

Faced with this world of danger, to remain a spectator would be madness,

warned Macron in a speech lasting 15 minutes

John Ratcliffe (American politician)cIA Director

I think on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause [that prompted Ukraine's president to respond], I think will go away,

Ratcliffe told the Fox Business Network

Michael Waltznational security adviser

I think we're going to see movement in very short order,

Waltz said

Michael Waltznational security adviser

I have literally just been on the phone with my counterpart, the Ukrainian national security adviser, talking about times, locations, delegations,

Waltz said

I think we'll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have to push back on the aggression that's there, but to put the world in a better place for these peace negotiations to move forward,

he said

Emmanuel Macronpresident

The United States, our ally, has changed its position on this war, is less supportive of Ukraine and is casting doubt on what will happen next,

Macron warned

We are in an era of rearmament,

she said in a statement Wednesday

Strong men make peace, weak men make war.”

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European NATO has about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) of eastern border, so you don’t want to empty the eastern border,

the official said

The question is no longer whether Europe’s security is threatened in a very real way,

she added