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You don’t have the cards,
he told Mr Zelenskyy – yet President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations,
You are gambling with world war three,
This is the moment for us all to step up and together with our European partners we will go further and faster on defence,
Well, there is a backstop. First, you have European countries, because they’re right there, we’re very far away, we have an ocean between us. But we want to make sure it works.”
In Washington on Thursday, Trump said We need to defend it." ... The deal must be a lasting deal,
In an interview later with right-wing outlet Fox News, Starmer praised Trump for spearheading moves toward a truce but said ... he said We're not getting all of ours, I mean, quite a bit of ours was gifted, it was given. Mainly it was gifted, actually."
However, Sir Keir countered with It's like Keir was reminding himself: 'I must laugh at their jokes, mustn't swear, mustn't make a mess of the bathroom,
For Starmer, the move closes the distance between himself and Trump before negotiations, helping to defuse any frostiness."
We've had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom - and it will last for a very, very long time ... In relation to free speech in the UK, I'm very proud of our history there
There have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British [but also] American technology companies and by extension, American citizens."
Trump draws laughs with answer to question about calling Zelenskyy a dictator”.
Trump’s news channel of choice indirectly features the meeting on its online front page under the headline UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived at the White House on Thursday bearing a special envelope for President Donald Trump − a letter from the British King Charles III inviting him to a second state visit,
Tea with a side of flattery: UK prime minister Keir Starmer visits Trump”.
Online, the newspaper covered the gathering on its front under the headline In Washington, Starmer deployed a mixture of flattery, deference and even a royal invitation for a state visit,
Trump sounds warmer tone on Ukraine but stops short of security guarantees
The prime minister will use the summit to drive forward European action on Ukraine – signalling our collective unwavering support to securing a just and enduring peace, and a lasting deal, that ensures Ukraine's future sovereignty and security,
The President’s view is that he is not going to make that same mistake.
We are in a better place today than where we were at the beginning of the week.
Trump: US workers in Ukraine would be a security ‘backstop’ ... Trump: We’ll end war and strike trade deal with UK”.
says the Guardian while the Times has
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