“Europe has to do that role,” Kiel Starmer said Monday after a meeting of European leaders in Paris.
The British Prime Minister added: However, US security guarantees are the only way to effectively stop Russia from attacking Ukraine again, so there must be US retrograde.
European leaders, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have been excluded from talks in Riyadh between the US and Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. Details of the peace plan remain undecided, and Zelensky says he will not accept the deal unless Ukraine is on the table, but leaves behind a deep question about Europe's future security.
“We see the Gulf Coast between the United States and Europe, which we have never seen before World War II.” Dan Sabbagthe Guardian Defense Editor and Security Editor said Hannah Moore.
“European leaders strongly believe that support for Ukraine must continue and are relatively unified in the sense that they recognize in many ways that Europe must step up. I think so, but at this point there are different views on whether to join some sort of deterrent or security forces in Ukraine.
What role should the UK play in protecting Ukraine in the face of future Russian attacks? And are the British army prepared?
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