US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants a lasting peace in Ukraine, but the difference is that Europeans are ready to intervene, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, summing up today's summit of the "coalition of willing" to support Ukraine, UNN writes with reference to The Guardian.
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"This is Europe mobilizing together for a peace process on a scale we have not seen in decades, with the support of partners from around the world. We are determined to ensure a just and lasting peace, because we know it is vital for Ukraine and Europe as a whole, and I understand clearly that it is also vital for the UK," the British Prime Minister said.
Starmer was also asked what he thought the deadline was for the discussed operation. He said: "I don't want to set a hard deadline, but we need to see it develop over days and weeks, not months and months, and we need to move in that direction."
He pointed out that the main focus is on further pressure on Russia to "sit down at the negotiating table, actually negotiate, and be really clear that they are filibustering, they are procrastinating, and we have seen this play before."
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Starmer pointed out that the key task will be "to be ready to put into effect a peace agreement, whatever exact form it may take."
The British Prime Minister was asked whether it is realistic to seek a ceasefire, or whether the focus should be on giving Ukraine the opportunity to make more progress in countering Russia.
Starmer said that US President Donald Trump has "absolutely clearly" said that he wants a lasting peace in Ukraine, and that is the focus.
But the difference, he noted, is that Europeans are willing to intervene and "answer the question: if an agreement is reached this time, why will it hold as agreements in the past have not been implemented?"
He stressed the importance of political leadership, which demonstrates "the strongest Europe in a very long time."
"If we can provide that leadership, backed by operational plans, then, in my view, it is the best chance to achieve the outcome we all want," he said.
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The Paris summit brought together about thirty countries of the European Union and/or NATO, ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement with Russia, but the United States is not participating in this.
The meeting was to discuss the prospect of deploying guarantee forces as part of a future peace settlement with US support.
After world leaders gathered in Paris for the summit of the "coalition of willing" to support Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held the first talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Zelensky previously noted that Ukraine expects from the "coalition of willing" summit in Paris more specifics on which countries are ready to join the security guarantees for our country. In particular, it concerns the sending of a peacekeeping contingent.
Macron planned to use the meeting of leaders to discuss what he called a "force of assurance" of European soldiers who could be stationed at strategic points throughout Ukraine to deter Russia from re-attacking after peace is achieved, adding that it could respond to any aggression.