Amid the renewed talks between Ukraine and the United States, defence chiefs of five European countries have met in Paris to discuss the prevailing war situation and regional security.
Following US President JD Vance’s fiery speech at the recent Munich security conference alleged that “the EU Nations were suppressing the free speech and that they needed to do more on the subject.”
Europe’s security concerns have tripled, as the majority of block’s nations heavily rely on the US weapons and its security guarantees that Vance said were “no longer available for them”.
The escalation continued with the US legging that EU and NATO members were spending little amount on their defence, and they needed to boost the investments in the defence sector, therefore resulting in the US restricting security guarantees to Europe.
Meanwhile, the meeting was attended by the defence ministers from France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Poland as efforts continued toward a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, later told reporters that about 15 countries have expressed interest in discussing a new security architecture that involves the presence of peacekeepers in post-ceasefire Ukraine.
Lecornu said all the defence ministers will gather for discussions within the next two weeks.
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He said that if Russia agrees to the US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, the EU must be ready with a plan to devise a security architecture over the long term.
British Defence Secretary John Healey revealed that the UK prime minister on Saturday will host a further summit of leaders to discuss peacekeeping troops by a coalition of the willing from Europe and beyond.
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On the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, the United States administration did not include Europe in its discussions and decided to go ahead with direct talks.
EU collectively expressed discontent over the US’s approach regarding its handling of the crisis in Ukraine.
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