Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
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What is the purpose of the US security guarantee for Ukraine?
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Tuesday, the 18th of February. European leaders have insisted Ukraine should have a say in any peace deal, even as the US prepares to negotiate directly with Russia. They also stress the need to take responsibility for their own defense. The US Secretary of State has told the Saudi Crown Prince that a deal for Gaza must contribute to regional security. And could artificial intelligence revolutionize the detection of prostate cancer?
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What are the concerns of European leaders regarding US-Russia negotiations?
It's completely premature and completely the wrong time to have this discussion. I'm actually a little irritated by these debates. Discussions are taking place over the heads of Ukraine about various possible results of peace talks that have not taken place and which Ukraine did not agree to and has not been at the table. That is highly inappropriate. We do not know what the result will be.
Mr Schultz also said plans to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine were premature. But the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would be willing to do so under certain conditions.
Why is a US backstop essential according to Keir Starmer?
I'm prepared to consider committing British forces on the ground alongside others if there is a lasting peace agreement. But there must be a US backstop because a US security guarantee... ist der einzige Weg, um Russland effektiv wieder von der Ukraine-Attackung zu verhindern.
Der hungarische Premierminister Viktor Orban, der nahe Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin ist, hat den Summit nicht beschlossen und es als einen Versuch beschrieben, um Frieden zu vermeiden. Für mehr über das, was am Meeting gesagt wurde, haben wir von unserem Paris-Korrespondenten Andrew Harding gehört.
They have been having a fairly informal discussion about the implications of the Trump administration's blizzard of diplomacy and of rhetoric, which has made a lot of European leaders very nervous, both about the short-term issue of a potential ceasefire deal, even a peace deal, cooked up between Russia and America without proper input from Europe and from Ukraine. There is real concern about that and the way... dass die Diplomatie dort behandelt wird, auch wenn russische und amerikanische Offiziere das unterhalten und sagen, dass Europa überwältigt ist und dass es richtig konsultiert werden wird. Es gibt auch, denke ich, eine längere Zeit, eine größere Bildung von Europa, die ist, dass diese amerikanische Administration scheint, sich zurückzuhalten.
away from the long-term security guarantees that it's always had for Europe and that Europe as a result needs to step up and really aggressively and urgently increase its defense spending and coordinate and integrate its arms manufacturing processes so that it can ultimately defend itself against Russian aggression if it comes to a point that it can no longer trust the Americans to help out.
Yeah, I mean, to do that it will need to act in a unified manner and yet we are already seeing disagreements over the prospect of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of any settlement there.
Ja, ich meine, was wir so weit hören, ist, dass die Briten sagen, dass wir potenziell bereit sind, Schuhe auf den Boden zu legen. Die Schweden haben gesagt, dass sie das auch tun würden. Andere sind meistens vorsichtig. Sie verfügen nicht daran, zu vertreten.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the purpose of the US security guarantee for Ukraine?
0:54–2:24
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What are the concerns of European leaders regarding US-Russia negotiations?
2:24–3:00
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Why is a US backstop essential according to Keir Starmer?
3:00–7:41
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How might AI revolutionize prostate cancer detection?
7:41
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What alternative plans are Arab nations proposing for Gaza?
7:14–26:11
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