Czech president says European countries cannot be excluded from Ukraine ceasefire talks if they are to take more responsibility for security
Petr Pavel says European countries cannot be excluded from Ukraine ceasefire talks if they are to take more responsibility for security
US vice-president JD Vance speaking during the Munich Security Conference on Friday. Photograph: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg “It’s just not on, above all among friends, and we reject it firmly. How we proceed with our democracy, we will decide for ourselves.”“He talked about freedom of speech and I think it’s true,” said Trump in Washington. “In Europe, it’s losing their wonderful right of freedom of speech. I see it.”
Not everyone rose to the Vance bait. The influential Bild tabloid said there was “no time for sulking” about the US, “our closest and most important ally”. “Peace without defence is an illusion,” he said. “I will make sure that defence is right at the top of the European Council agenda.”
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