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If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended,
Starmer added
I would not be taking this step down this road if I didn't think that it was something that would yield a positive outcome in terms of ensuring that we move together — Ukraine, Europe, the UK and the US — together towards a lasting peace,
said Starmer, calling the current situationWe have an opportunity to come together to ensure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine that secures their sovereignty and security,
Starmer said in advance
There's a real problem for European leaders to pick up the pieces and try and move forward,
Peter Ricketts, the former British national security adviser, told BBC radio on SaturdayWe have to have a surge in defense... We really have to step up massively,
she saidFor the past three years, the Russians have been spending 10 percent of their GDP on defense,
he said
We need to give a mandate to the [European] Commission to use innovative funding,
he saidFive hundred million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to protect them from 140 million Russians,
he saidThe London summit will not save the ringleader of the Ukrainian Nazis,
Slutsky wrote on Telegram
Europe must do the heavy lifting, but to support peace in our continent, and to succeed this effort must have strong US backing,
Starmer told a news conference
After a long time of underinvestment, it is now of utmost importance to step up the defense investment for a prolonged period of time,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters
We are all working together in Europe in order to find a basis for cooperation with America for a true peace and guaranteed security,
Zelensky wrote on TelegramMember states need more fiscal space to do a surge in defense spending,
she saidI thank the people and government of the United Kingdom for their tremendous support from the very beginning of this war. We are happy to have such strategic partners and to share the same vision of what a secure future should look like for all."
Zelensky wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after his meeting with Starmer
Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who's trying to save your country."
In one of numerous barbed exchanges, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told ZelenskyUkraine's independence and territorial integrity must be defended,
Swinney said in a separate social media postWe are at a historic crossroads,
Starmer stated
[The ... They] are trying to prop him up with their bayonets disguised as peacekeeping forces,
Lavrov claimedIf it becomes clear that President Zelensky’s personal motivations or political motivations are making it more difficult to end the conflict in his country, then I think we have a real problem on our hands.”
He added
I'm not promising you it's possible,
he added