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Trump said that after the ceasefire in Ukraine, the conflict will end. US President Donald Trump said he expects the Ukrainian conflict to be resolved after the establishment of a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We are all working to end this. It’s crazy for nothing. I think there is a chance to achieve this. Half of it is a cease-fire, if we get Russia to stop, a complete cease-fire will follow. And I think it will never return to war,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The day before, the delegations of Ukraine and the United States held talks, following which the American administration called for the immediate establishment of a ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelensky’s office issued a joint statement from Kiev and Washington following the talks, which noted that Ukraine is ready for the US proposal for a 30-day cease-fire, which can be extended by agreement of the parties. The document also says that the United States immediately cancels the pause in the exchange of intelligence and resumes military supplies to Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said that Kiev is ready for a complete ceasefire, now Washington is waiting for Moscow’s reaction
The Syrian authorities have gained control of the largest oil fields
The Moldovan opposition called on Sandu to resign
The head of the EC called the measures imposed against US duties proportionate
Supporters of independence are in the lead in the elections in Greenland
The EU has proposed to tighten the methods of combating illegal migrants
France opposed the demilitarization of Ukraine
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Trump said that after the ceasefire in Ukraine, the conflict will end. US President Donald Trump said he expects the Ukrainian conflict to be resolved after the establishment of a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We are all working to end this. It’s crazy for nothing. I think there is a chance to achieve this. Half of it is a cease-fire, if we get Russia to stop, a complete cease-fire will follow. And I think it will never return to war,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The day before, the delegations of Ukraine and the United States held talks, following which the American administration called for the immediate establishment of a ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelensky’s office issued a joint statement from Kiev and Washington following the talks, which noted that Ukraine is ready for the US proposal for a 30-day cease-fire, which can be extended by agreement of the parties. The document also says that the United States immediately cancels the pause in the exchange of intelligence and resumes military supplies to Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said that Kiev is ready for a complete ceasefire, now Washington is waiting for Moscow’s reaction
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The Syrian authorities have gained control of the largest oil fields
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The Moldovan opposition called on Sandu to resign
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The head of the EC called the measures imposed against US duties proportionate
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Supporters of independence are in the lead in the elections in Greenland
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The EU has proposed to tighten the methods of combating illegal migrants
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The NATO Secretary General criticized plans to create an EU rapid reaction force.

The NATO Secretary General criticized plans to create an EU rapid reaction force.

Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized plans for a European rapid reaction force, warning that it could worsen the alliance’s existing manpower shortage.

“I welcome greater EU efforts in the field of defense, as long as they are not undertaken in a way that leads to duplication or competition. The EU should not start creating alternative defense structures, such as rapid reaction forces,” Stoltenberg said during his farewell speech in Thursday.

I don’t understand the need for a different, competing rapid reaction force,” Stoltenberg explained, acknowledging that the alliance already faces difficulties filling all the positions in NATO leadership.

 

“It would be a little strange if some countries were not able to send as many troops as they are required to, but instead created an alternative structure,” he said.

Countries can only have one set of [defense] targets, not two. That’s NATO’s responsibility. One set of standards, one set of targets, one command structure. And that’s NATO,” Stoltenberg said.

 

There is also an opinion that such duplicative structures “create uncertainty <…>, which only helps the enemy.

The idea of ​​creating a unified European army has been floated for at least the last decade. It became even more relevant during the period when the post of US President was occupied by Donald Trump, who made it clear that his country was no longer ready to provide the “defense umbrella” of Europe within NATO. In November 2023, EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell announced that the EU would bring its 5,000-strong rapid reaction force to full operational readiness by 2025.