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This is the moment when Europe must pull its full weight for Ukraine, and for itself,
French President Emmanuel Macron told European and NATO military leaders in Paris on Tuesday The signs of Europe focusing on this are very real,
said Bronwen Maddox, director of the international think tank Chatham House NATO countries are not neutral,
Sergei Markov, a hawkish Kremlin-connected analyst, told the BBC on Wednesday They’ve been very helpful, and, frankly, we’ve worked very closely with them on the prelude to this meeting and hopefully in the days to come,
Rubio said Tuesday during his flight to Saudi Arabia We think it clearly led directly to the invitation for Zelensky to join the discussions in Jeddah [Saudi Arabia] that has led to some pretty swift progress in restoring aid and intelligence,
There is no future for Ukraine without the possibility of defending itself; a demilitarised Ukraine does not exist."
His Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto, echoed this sentiment, stating We're not there yet,
said Lecornu, identifying two immediate security priorities instead: securing the Black Sea and protecting Ukraine’s nuclear power plants There is obviously a very broad consensus emerging... that the first of the security guarantees for Ukraine is obviously the Ukrainian army itself,
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told reporters on Wednesday, ruling out any post-war "demilitarisation" of Ukraine The word ‘demilitarisation’ is emerging, but it is not the case. On the contrary, the real guarantee of long-term security will be the capabilities that we will be able to give to the Ukrainian army,
Lecornu, a top ally of President Emmanuel Macron, added In the coming weeks, you will see European allies coming closer together."
I am convinced that if we act now, if we choose security in Europe over the nitty-gritty of national interest, we will emerge from this situation strengthened,
Make no mistake: the pressure is now on Putin,
We are looking to build a coalition,
In view of the acceleration of peace negotiations," it was necessary to start planning to "define credible security guarantees" to make a lasting peace in Ukraine a reality
the French presidency reported Macron as saying We will reject any form of demilitarization of Ukraine."
Ahead of the Paris defense meeting, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said It is simply a question of looking ahead and thinking about what the Ukrainian army should be in the future,
European nations are stepping up. By deepening our defence cooperation, boosting spending and enhancing our collective strength, we send a clear message: we will not waver in standing with Ukraine and defending our shared values,
said UK Defence Secretary Healey European nations are stepping up,
said Britain's defence secretary, John Healey The UK remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine, and we will continue to lead alongside our European partners as we push for a just and lasting peace
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