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Politicians all over Western Europe scramble to come up with a plan if Trump pulls funding and military support for Ukraine’s war

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron

Important Takeaways:

  • London and Paris want to create a “core of allies in Europe” as fears intensify that President-elect Donald Trump could withdraw military support for Ukraine.
  • President-elect Donald Trump is alleged to have told his team European armies should patrol an 800-mile stretch of eastern Ukraine to end the war.
  • A member of Mr. Trump’s team told the Wall Street Journal: “We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European. We are not sending American men and women to uphold peace in Ukraine.
  • “And we are not paying for it. Get the Poles, Germans, British and French to do it.”
  • Sources in the US said Trump is considering calling for the current frontline to be frozen and Ukraine agree not to try join NATO for 20 years.

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