UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend a "disaster" summit of European leaders in Paris, initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron amid the Trump administration’s current strikes.
Supply: The Guardian, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: The assembly, anticipated to happen on Monday, 17 February, will seemingly give attention to Trump's transfer to "exclude" Europe from negotiations on the Russo-Ukrainian struggle, NATO membership for Ukraine, and the safety ensures European leaders are keen to supply.
Downing Avenue confirmed consciousness of Macron's proposal and acknowledged that Starmer plans to attend the assembly. Starmer is anticipated to relay messages from the assembly to Trump, whom he’ll meet in Washington subsequent week.
In a current remark, Starmer famous that the present safety scenario represents a "once-in-a-generation second".
Quote from Starmer: "It’s clear Europe should take a better position in NATO … The UK will work to make sure we maintain the US and Europe collectively. We can’t enable any divisions within the alliance to distract from the exterior enemies we face."
Particulars: Nameless UK sources indicated that the record of Macron's invitees seemingly contains the leaders of Germany, Poland, Italy, the UK and NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte.
Background:
- America has requested European nations to submit detailed proposals concerning the weapons, peacekeeping troops and safety measures they may present to Ukraine as a part of any safety ensures to finish the struggle with Russia.
- Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's particular envoy for Ukraine and Russia, acknowledged on the Munich Safety Convention that the US place on "peace talks" contains Ukraine's participation, however the US doesn’t envisage European representatives there.
- In the meantime, US Vice President JD Vance successfully introduced a brand new section in US-Europe relations in a pointy confrontational speech.
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