Europe Is At 'Crossroads In History' SaysUK PM Starmer As Leaders Agree To Steps To Ukraine Peace Photo: | AP Europe Is At 'Crossroads In History' SaysUK PM Starmer As Leaders Agree To Steps To Ukraine Peace Photo: | AP The European counterparts is at a "crossroads in history," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a summit in London on Sunday as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia's war, AP reported.
Wrapping up a security summit in London with other European and world leaders, Starmer said that nobody wanted to see the breakdown in talks that happened Friday at the White House but that the US remains an important ally.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as quoted by Associated press, "Every nation must contribute to that in the best way that it can, bringing different capabilities and support to the table, but all taking responsibility to act, all stepping up their own share of the burden."
The Associated Press quoted Starmer saying advised the 18 fellow leaders that they had to work hard to protect themselves.
It came two days after US support for Ukraine was put at risk when President Donald Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he was not grateful enough for US support.
He said, "he had worked with France and Ukraine on a plan to end the war and that the group of leaders — mostly from Europe — had agreed on four things."
The decision, he had said, was inspired by a similar directive announced by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government.
The steps toward peace would: keep aid flowing to Kyiv and maintain economic pressure on Russia to strengthen Ukraine's hand; make sure Ukraine is at the bargaining table and any peace deal must ensure its sovereignty and security; and continue to arm Ukraine to deter future invasion.
As per the reports, Starmer also said they would develop a "coalition of the willing" to defend Ukraine and guarantee the peace.
"Not every nation will feel able to contribute but that can't mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency. The UK is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others,66br Cassinos ao Vivo Brasil" he added.
If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended, because the worst of all outcomes is that there is a temporary pause and then Putin comes again," Starmer said.
Starmer said he will later bring a more formal plan to the US and work with Trump.
Reports suggests, before arriving in London, French president Emmanuel Macron suggested in an interview with a French newspaper that he and Starmer are proposing a "truce in the air, on the seas and energy infrastructures" that would last a month.
"There would be no European troops in the coming weeks and troops would only be deployed on the ground at a later stage, " he said.
The question, Macron said, is "how we use this time to try and get an accessible truce, with negotiations that will take several weeks and then, once peace is signed, a deployment."
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