Summit meeting in London to prepare new cease-fire plan. Possibly this time Trump won't make a jerk of himself.
At his recent TV appearance with the President of France beside him, Trump said the U.S. was only doing what other NATO members were doing by demanding a mineral deal in exchange for more aid to Ukraine, whereupon Macron grabbed the President's arm and corrected him. France is not demanding compensation, Macron pointed out. Having learned nothing, Trump then said the same thing Friday in his televised appearance with Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of England. The Prime Minister likewise on national television corrected our President.
Life goes on:
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said Sunday that he would work with the leaders of Ukraine and France on a cease-fire plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as the region reels from the Trump administration’s recent moves.
The comments came ahead of a summit in London on Sunday, where Mr. Starmer met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders to discuss the war. The gathering took on greater urgency after Mr. Zelensky’s heated Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Friday raised fears the U.S. would try to strong-arm Ukraine’s president into making a peace deal on whatever terms the Americans dictated.
“We’re gathered here today because this is a once in a generation moment for the security of Europe, and we all need to step up,” Mr. Starmer told the assembled leaders as the summit opened, with Mr. Zelensky seated next to him. “Getting a good outcome for Ukraine is not just a matter of right and wrong, it’s vital for the security of every nation here and many others too.”
On Sunday morning, Mr. Starmer told the BBC that he, Mr. Zelensky and President Emmanuel Macron of France had agreed they “would work on a plan for stopping the fighting and then discuss that plan with the U.S.” Any peace agreement “is going to need a U.S. backstop,” Mr. Starmer added, saying that British and U.S. teams were discussing the idea."
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At his recent TV appearance with the President of France beside him, Trump said the U.S. was only doing what other NATO members were doing by demanding a mineral deal in exchange for more aid to Ukraine, whereupon Macron grabbed the President's arm and corrected him. France is not demanding compensation, Macron pointed out. Having learned nothing, Trump then said the same thing Friday in his televised appearance with Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of England. The Prime Minister likewise on national television corrected our President.
Life goes on:
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said Sunday that he would work with the leaders of Ukraine and France on a cease-fire plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as the region reels from the Trump administration’s recent moves.
The comments came ahead of a summit in London on Sunday, where Mr. Starmer met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders to discuss the war. The gathering took on greater urgency after Mr. Zelensky’s heated Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Friday raised fears the U.S. would try to strong-arm Ukraine’s president into making a peace deal on whatever terms the Americans dictated.
“We’re gathered here today because this is a once in a generation moment for the security of Europe, and we all need to step up,” Mr. Starmer told the assembled leaders as the summit opened, with Mr. Zelensky seated next to him. “Getting a good outcome for Ukraine is not just a matter of right and wrong, it’s vital for the security of every nation here and many others too.”
On Sunday morning, Mr. Starmer told the BBC that he, Mr. Zelensky and President Emmanuel Macron of France had agreed they “would work on a plan for stopping the fighting and then discuss that plan with the U.S.” Any peace agreement “is going to need a U.S. backstop,” Mr. Starmer added, saying that British and U.S. teams were discussing the idea."
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