EUROPE is at a watershed moment. Here is a must-see video showing right wing French Senator Claude Malhuret's historic speech on Trump/Ukraine/Europe (in English AI dubbed) followed by 5 related reports.
Here is a summary from BBC News of what unfolded Wed 5 Mar 2025:
- The US suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine, after pausing military support on Monday
- Senior US officials suggested the suspensions could be revoked if Ukraine takes what the American administration considers to be sufficient steps on joining peace talks
- Halting intelligence support would likely have serious consequences on the battlefield, says the BBC's Tom Bateman. And our security correspondent Frank Gardner says the move is a rude shock for the US's closest intelligence partners
- In an address to the French people, Macron said European defence chiefs will meet in Paris next week, and he told his citizens: "I want to believe the US will stay at our side, but we must be ready if that is not the case"
- Earlier in the day, Starmer insisted in the House of Commons that he believes the US remains a reliable ally
Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defence and retired CIA paramilitary officer, told the BBC that cutting off intelligence to Ukraine "will have an immediate impact" on its ability to defend itself.
"There is no way to replace the capabilities that the US intelligence can provide from our European allies," he said.
"This will likely inspire Russia to push harder on their efforts to take more terrain from Ukraine and away from the negotiating table."
Trump and JD Vance’s ‘disturbing’ contempt for Europe | Tim Willasey-Wilsey
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“You can deal with policy disagreements, but I think if there is actually fundamental underlying contempt, that's going to be a lot more difficult to address.”
Trump and JD Vance show a ‘disturbing’ shared contempt for Europe, says former diplomat Tim Willasey-Wilsey.
Video report from Times Radio Published Saturday, 22 February 2025
Trump's allegiances to Putin sound espionage alarms | Christopher Steele
"There is a big question over whether the Russians actually have leverage over him."
It is "not clear" what Trump is getting from Putin but there is a suspicion that Russia has something to hold over the president, says former head of Russia Desk at MI6 Christopher Steele.
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'Trump's allegiances to Putin sound espionage alarms | Christopher Steele'
Trump’s Russian agenda thwarted as UK greenlight Gravehawk systems to Ukraine
“It’s really helpful in protecting Ukrainian forced from strikes coming in from UAV… The R-73 was successfully used to shoot down a Russian helicopter in the Black Sea.” UK and Europe green light sending Gravehawk air defence systems to Ukraine side stepping Trump’s anti-Ukraine rhetoric, says RUSI’s Justin Bronk.
Trump faces 'disaster' as Europe prepares to walk away from US and support Ukraine
"If you walk away from Europe, right, you walk away. I mean, the starting point is what? You ain't got no say in terms of what Europe does now." Trump's first week of talks over the war in Ukraine have become a disaster in Europe as US allies prepare to separate from American alliances, Scott Lucas tells Frontline on Times Radio
Putin makes huge mistake as Trump’s comments backfire | Former senior advisor to Zelenskyy
"This is not a doomsday kind of scenario.” Putin is “arrogant, he's gonna start making mistakes”, says former senior advisor to Zelenskyy Igor Novikov, as the Russian leader’s US ally’s comments backfire and surge European support for Ukraine.
Former MI6 boss on Trump, Putin and a 'new era' for international relations
As Donald Trump calls Ukraine’s President Zelensky a “dictator” and the US enters peace negotiations with Putin’s Russia, former MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger and former Financial Times Moscow Correspondent Catherine Belton discuss how the White House is paving the way for a “new era” of international relations. Presented by BBC Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire.
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'Former MI6 boss on Trump, Putin and a 'new era' for international relations'
US withdrawal from NATO and failure to challenge Putin in ceasefire talks would cause a war in Europe in five years warns Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander General Sir Richard Shirreffon Times Radio's Frontline.
"The way to prevent that is strong defence to spend money on defence to be prepared for the worst case, because that is the only way we are going to deter Russia."
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'Europe 'will almost certainly be at war with Russia' if Trump's Ukraine chaos continues'
"During a meeting with Christian Turner, director-general for political affairs at the UK Foreign Ministry, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Yusuf provided an explanation of the developments in Sudan and the measures taken by the government to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need." Read full story.
From Middle East Monitor online
Dated Sunday, 16 February 2025 at 12:29 pm - full copy:
Sudan calls on UK to engage as ‘friends’ instead of confrontation
Photo: Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yusuf speaks during an exclusive interview in Port Sudan, Sudan on December 24, 2024. [Osman Bakır – Anadolu Agency]
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yusuf called on the UK to engage with his country ‘as friends’ rather than through confrontation at international forums, state news agency SUNA reported, according to Anadolu.
During a meeting with Christian Turner, director-general for political affairs at the UK Foreign Ministry, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Yusuf provided an explanation of the developments in Sudan and the measures taken by the government to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need.
He urged that Sudan and the UK should engage “as friends rather than confront each other at international forums, as this has proven to be ineffective.”
“Any initiatives or activities related to Sudan should be carried out in consultation with the government and with its approval, otherwise, they will not have any real impact,” he added.
The ongoing civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in which tens of thousands have been killed and many more displaced, broke out in April 2023.
In November 2024, the government welcomed Russia’s veto at the UN Security Council against a British draft resolution that called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and ensuring the safe passage of civilains.
