11 h. ago Macron: Military support from the US for Europe is no longer guaranteed

French President says he is willing to discuss offering European allies the protection of France's nuclear capabilities

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12 h. ago Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address

French president says Europe must prepare for a future without guaranteed US support, warning Russian threat could extend beyond UkraineThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Trump hits out over calls from Starmer for US guarantees on Ukraine peace

European leaders have called for the US to provide security guarantees for a Ukraine ceasefire deal.

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64 h. ago British peace troops in Ukraine attacked by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

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69 h. ago British troops in Ukraine fired on by Putin army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

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2 d. ago British troops in Ukraine fired on by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

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3 d. ago Starmer says Europe needs US security guarantees as leaders set to meet

Starmer says Europe needs US security guarantees as leaders set to meet  Al Jazeera English

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4 d. ago European leaders in London to develop more specific security guarantees for Ukraine – Mathernová

European leaders in London to develop more specific security guarantees for Ukraine – Mathernová  Ukrinform

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6 d. ago Zelensky to meet with European leaders in London to discuss possible security guarantees

Zelensky to meet with European leaders in London to discuss possible security guarantees  Meduza

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6 d. ago Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live

Stay of lower court ruling comes as Trump administration said it is eliminating $60bn worth of US assistance around the worldUK prime minister Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today where he will have his first meeting with President Trump since the inauguration.With Trump aligning with Moscow even more explicitly than he did during his first administration, and threatening to wind down the Nato guarantees that have underpinned the security of western Europe since the second world war, the stakes could not be higher. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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7 d. ago Trump tells Europe it's up to you to protect Ukraine because 'they are your next

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was up to Europe to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, declining to make US promises as part of a deal for Ukraine's natural resources.

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9 d. ago Boris Johnson urges Keir Starmer to boost UK defence spending to 3% of GDP

Speaking from Kyiv on the third anniversary of the start of the conflict, he demanded a rise to at least three per cent of GDP to help guarantee European security against Russian aggression.

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9 d. ago Trump suggests it will be Europe that guarantees peace in Ukraine

The role of the US in any future deal is likely to be among the topics up for discussion later this week when Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington.

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1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: We CAN pay for a rapid rebuild of our military might

Pax Americana, which has successfully guaranteed the security of Europe, including our own dear islands, since the end of WW2, is dead, killed by Donald Trump's callous indifference.

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2 w. ago Security for Ukraine could be achieved with fewer troops, say UK sources

Defence figures suggest heavy use of long-range monitoring could reduce need for soldiers on the frontline with RussiaBritain believes that a European-led security guarantee to Ukraine could be provided with considerably fewer troops than the 100,000 to 150,000 called for by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week in the event of a peace agreement.A European-led assurance force for Ukraine would not necessarily involve large numbers stationed on the frontline, defence sources indicated on Tuesday, and could therefore be in the region of a few tens of thousands strong – or even fewer. Continue reading...

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