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EU leaders meet in Paris over US shift on Ukraine
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2/17/2025
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European countries need to do more for their collective security.
00:05
That's the growing consensus among key leaders who are convening in Paris on Monday, according
00:10
to French authorities.
00:12
There is a wind of unity blowing over Europe, as we perhaps have not felt since the Covid
00:19
period.
00:21
Europeans were united last Wednesday in Paris, this weekend in Munich, and on Monday around
00:26
the President of the Republic.
00:28
The emergency summit will host representatives from the UK, Germany, Italy, Britain, Poland
00:33
and Denmark, who are expected to outline a European action plan and discuss the deployment
00:39
of troops to Ukraine, if there were to be a peace settlement.
00:44
It was called amid growing concerns about the new US administration's rhetoric on the
00:48
war, after President Donald Trump's 90-minute phone call with President Vladimir Putin had
00:54
palms sweating.
00:56
EU leaders said they must not be locked out of peace talks, as their security and interests
01:01
are at stake too.
01:03
A call reiterated by Volodymyr Zelensky.
01:07
Ukraine will never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement.
01:15
And the same rule should apply to all of Europe.
01:20
No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine, no decisions about Europe without Europe.
01:27
But the US Secretary of State has downplayed concerns, saying nothing's been finalised.
01:33
It will reach a point when you are, if it's real negotiations, and we're not there yet,
01:37
but if that were to happen, Ukraine will have to be involved, because they're the one that
01:40
were invaded.
01:41
And the Europeans will have to be involved, because they have sanctions on Putin and Russia
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as well.
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And they've contributed to this effort.
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We're just not there yet.
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We really aren't.
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He added that one phone call does not make peace, and that the coming weeks would reveal
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Putin's true intentions on whether or not he wants to end the war for good.
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