It certainly feels a bit like the past two world wars where the USA wasn’t interested until it actually affected their own interests.
Sad that the lives of the Ukrainians and the security of millions of Europeans just comes down money at the end of the day.
This is now about a lot more than Ukrainian security.
We are staring down the barrel of the end of NATO. The chance Ukraine could fall and Moldova next if Trump pulls out American equipment and refuses to let allies buy US kit.
It’s appalling what’s happened.
Europe needs to fix lots of holes:
Anti missile defences
Air defences
Drone warfare
Satellite capability
Electronic warfare
Air tankers
Armaments manufacturing capacity
You can’t sort this out in a year.
UK and France nuclear capability could wipe out Russia without question, but without guarantees of Americas use of Nuclear weapons Putin may feel considerably braver.
We are in dark, dark times.
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Poland need to get our heads together and form a European force.
Supported by friends overseas.
We should be immediately be talking about CANZUK too (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK) they are our reliable allies, who share a monarch, history, parliaments etc. Canada is looking for friends and this currently a major topic of discussion in Canada and isn’t over here at all shamefully. Trump is threatening to kick them out of five eyes which is shocking.
It is time for the UK to step confidently, with friends, back onto the world stage. Starmer did what he could with Trump and did well. But we can be that reliable partner who brings people together.
The meeting this Sunday with partners and Zelensky is huge.
The idea of 2.5% defence budgets is dead in the water. The UK needs to change its stance now and on the required taxes, we need this time ASAP.
The world is changing before our eyes now, again.
What does Putin have on Trump…