Jonathan Beale

It's the most explicit statement by the US Defence Secretary, Peter Hegseth, on US policy towards Ukraine under this new administration. And that is not just explicitly stating no NATO membership, but also that Ukraine will not regain all the territory it has lost to Russia. And also saying that America is a limit to how much

America is prepared to do as far as not just military support, but security guarantees if there is some kind of negotiated settlement, some kind of ceasefire, making clear that there would be no US boots on the ground. And if you look at all this in totality, it flies in the face of what NATO has said before, not least because here we have President Trump

America is prepared to do as far as not just military support, but security guarantees if there is some kind of negotiated settlement, some kind of ceasefire, making clear that there would be no US boots on the ground. And if you look at all this in totality, it flies in the face of what NATO has said before, not least because here we have President Trump

talking directly to President Putin without Ukraine involved. The mantra here has been no decisions about Ukraine's future without Ukraine. Well, that appears to at the moment not be the case. And also, it is not what they have been saying publicly here, even if there's scepticism about Ukraine joining NATO. The message was that Ukraine was on a path to NATO membership.

talking directly to President Putin without Ukraine involved. The mantra here has been no decisions about Ukraine's future without Ukraine. Well, that appears to at the moment not be the case. And also, it is not what they have been saying publicly here, even if there's scepticism about Ukraine joining NATO. The message was that Ukraine was on a path to NATO membership.

So I think all in all, you look at this, not completely unexpected, but clearly disappointing to most of the officials here.

So I think all in all, you look at this, not completely unexpected, but clearly disappointing to most of the officials here.

The UK defence secretary who chaired the Ukraine contact group and said that Europe is stepping up, Europe needs to step up. That last year, for example, Europe provided 50%, more than 50%, 58% of the military aid to Ukraine. That said, Europe cannot fill the void left by America in terms of military support for Ukraine.

The UK defence secretary who chaired the Ukraine contact group and said that Europe is stepping up, Europe needs to step up. That last year, for example, Europe provided 50%, more than 50%, 58% of the military aid to Ukraine. That said, Europe cannot fill the void left by America in terms of military support for Ukraine.

It does need to increase its defence spending, and there are discussions about that at the moment. And the fact is that European armies... have been reduced greatly because of the peace dividend at the end of the Cold War. Numbers are down.

It does need to increase its defence spending, and there are discussions about that at the moment. And the fact is that European armies... have been reduced greatly because of the peace dividend at the end of the Cold War. Numbers are down.

And to get that figure of what people are talking about, you'd need on the ground a number of troops from other countries, 100,000 to make sure that that was some kind of meaningful peacekeeping force. Europe would struggle to do that on its own. And that is why President Zelensky has been clear that it needs America.

And to get that figure of what people are talking about, you'd need on the ground a number of troops from other countries, 100,000 to make sure that that was some kind of meaningful peacekeeping force. Europe would struggle to do that on its own. And that is why President Zelensky has been clear that it needs America.

But today he's got a clear message from the US that they are not going to put their own boots on the ground.

But today he's got a clear message from the US that they are not going to put their own boots on the ground.

China's complaint about Donald Trump's latest tariffs has been filed unusually quickly. Possibly even more surprising is the blunt language in it, describing US claims about illegal drugs as unfounded and false allegations. The world's two biggest economies now have 60 days to resolve their dispute through consultations at the World Trade Organization.

China's complaint about Donald Trump's latest tariffs has been filed unusually quickly. Possibly even more surprising is the blunt language in it, describing US claims about illegal drugs as unfounded and false allegations. The world's two biggest economies now have 60 days to resolve their dispute through consultations at the World Trade Organization.

It's unlikely either that or the next stages of the process will be successful. The ultimate body of the Geneva-based arbiter for solving disputes has been unable to function since Donald Trump blocked the appointment of new judges in his first term as president.

It's unlikely either that or the next stages of the process will be successful. The ultimate body of the Geneva-based arbiter for solving disputes has been unable to function since Donald Trump blocked the appointment of new judges in his first term as president.

Mr. Pajot. So I'm Jonathan Pajot. I am a liturgical artist, a writer, but mostly I would say I'm someone who loves patterns and loves to show the beauty of the world, the beauty of art, the beauty of stories, the beauty of images. And the gospel is, for me, the key. It really is the place where these patterns come together.