Laurence Norman
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Iran. They are very, very close. Some people think that they could put together some kind of crude missile in a matter of two, three months. They could easily choose to develop a nuclear weapon. And as Marion said, if the Iranians do, the Saudis have said they will. The one that we should really worry about is the one we've been worrying about for 20 years, which is Iran.
So the UK and France are working on plans that would put a force of thousands of Europeans into Ukraine under a peace deal. It wouldn't sit on the border, it would be placed elsewhere in Ukraine. Sie hatten zwei andere Aufgaben in London. Eine war, den Rauch zwischen Trump und Zelenskyj zu patchen. and to get the Ukrainians and the Americans to agree on a deal for minerals in Ukraine.
So the UK and France are working on plans that would put a force of thousands of Europeans into Ukraine under a peace deal. It wouldn't sit on the border, it would be placed elsewhere in Ukraine. Sie hatten zwei andere Aufgaben in London. Eine war, den Rauch zwischen Trump und Zelenskyj zu patchen. and to get the Ukrainians and the Americans to agree on a deal for minerals in Ukraine.
It's not clear that that move forward. And secondly, is that even the Brits, who are very clear that they are willing to put troops in Ukraine under a peace deal, say they need Washington to provide some kind of protection for those European forces if they come under attack from Russia. And Donald Trump has been anything but clear about whether he's willing to commit.
It's not clear that that move forward. And secondly, is that even the Brits, who are very clear that they are willing to put troops in Ukraine under a peace deal, say they need Washington to provide some kind of protection for those European forces if they come under attack from Russia. And Donald Trump has been anything but clear about whether he's willing to commit.
There is clearly going to be a lot less money coming from Congress for Ukraine. Can Europe replace the amount of money and in particular the amount of military equipment that was coming from the U.S.? Probably not entirely, and that is a problem.
There is clearly going to be a lot less money coming from Congress for Ukraine. Can Europe replace the amount of money and in particular the amount of military equipment that was coming from the U.S.? Probably not entirely, and that is a problem.
There is clearly going to be a lot less money coming from Congress for Ukraine. Can Europe replace the amount of money and in particular the amount of military equipment that was coming from the U.S.? Probably not entirely, and that is a problem.
Time is not on Ukraine's side. They're not winning this war. In recent times, they've been losing this war.
Time is not on Ukraine's side. They're not winning this war. In recent times, they've been losing this war.
Time is not on Ukraine's side. They're not winning this war. In recent times, they've been losing this war.
I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.
I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.
I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.
So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.
So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.
So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.