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Macron is a friend of mine, and I’ve met with the Prime Minister and he’s a very nice guy … [but] nobody’s done anything,
The UK is in an impossible position where, on the one hand desperate to maintain the special relationship,
If you’re not in the room to be able to pitch in with your perspective, it may simply never be considered. Now, it’s no guarantee of success, but I think that actually does have value. It’s always important to state the criticality of face-to-face diplomacy.”
Samir Puri, an associate fellow in the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, said Engaging with Europe is just not their priority at all,
said Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies I think it does matter that you’ve got the you’ve got the country that’s been invaded, Ukraine, and you’ve got the two biggest and most powerful military powers in Europe, the UK and the French, having their president, prime minister, come visit in the same week.”
It's a backstop, you could say. I don't think anybody's going to play around if we're there with a lot of workers,
the president told reporters at the Oval Office earlier Thursday If that's the case, then we're in a good position to try to promote a negotiation between Russia and Ukraine,
I don't like to talk about peacekeeping until we have a deal,
Trump said during the news conference It would be very odd to have a situation where you have the burden shift to Europeans, but not the strategic responsibility and the strategic reflections,
I have a lot of respect for him [Zelenskyy].”
Trump was ... While not saying whether he would apologize, Trump said The most important thing is: Do these guys get along? Do they have a common vision?"
Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said about Trump and Starmer If you want peace, you have to talk to both sides."
During the news conference, Trump defended his decision to directly negotiate with Russia without the involvement of Kyiv or European allies as "common sense," saying It's a great honour to have Prime Minister Starmer in the Oval Office,
Did I say that? I can't believe I would say that."
When asked by a reporter about Trump's use of the word "dictator", the US President replied I'm working closely with other European leaders on this, and I'm clear that the UK is ready to put boots on the ground and planes in the air to support a deal, working together with our allies, because that is the only way that peace will last,
He earned whatever the hell they pay him over there,
I’ve known him for a long time now, we had to go through the Russian hoax together,
added Trump referring to the FBI and Justice Department special counsel investigation that examined whether his 2016 presidential campaign illegally coordinated with the Kremlin to sway the outcome of the election To begin the process of ending this spiral of death, I had historic back to back calls with President Putin,
said Trump in a joint press conference with Starmer following their meeting I think he’ll keep his word,
Well, that gives encouragement to regimes like Iran. We agree history must be on the side of the peacemaker, not the invader. So the stakes, they couldn't be higher,
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