EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin as Starmer is warned Britain can’t rely on US for defence
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EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin as Starmer is warned Britain can’t rely on US for defence

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. open image in gallery Keir Starmer in Budapest with French president Emmanuel Macron and Hungary’s prime minister Victor Orban Mr Zelensky attempted to play down concerns, praising Mr Trump’s “commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs”. First and foremost they will defend their own interests,” he said, His words were echoed back in Britain, where Sir Keir, who chaired one of the summit’s working groups on migration, was being warned by a former defence minister that he must press ahead with creating a security pact with the EU as a matter of urgency. open image in gallery Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at the European Political Community Summit in Budapest on Thursday Sandro Gozi, chair of the delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly, told The Independent: “We have a major issue that we had already before the new victory of Trump, which is even more compelling now, the issue of security and defence in our continent.

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