There will be no negotiation “about Ukraine with out Ukraine”, the UK’s defence secretary has warned.
John Healey’s feedback forward of a Nato assembly of defence ministers in Brussels on Thursday come after US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to start negotiations to finish the struggle.
Talking to reporters, Healey stated: “We have seen the calls from President Trump in a single day and all of us need to see a sturdy peace and no return to battle.”
However he added that Russia “stays a menace nicely past Ukraine”.
In a submit on his Reality Social platform, Trump stated he and the Russian president had “agreed to have our respective groups begin negotiations instantly”.
He didn’t set a date for a face-to-face assembly with Putin, however later instructed reporters on the White Home: “We’ll meet in Saudi Arabia.” He wrote on social media the pair had additionally invited one another to their respective capitals.
On Wednesday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated European nations should present the “overwhelming” share of funding for Ukraine.
Healey stated the UK had “heard a transparent message from the US about stepping up and we’re”, stating a brand new £150m bundle of army help together with drones, tanks and air defence techniques for Ukraine.
He instructed reporters forward of the assembly that “my message… Will likely be that there will be no negotiation about Ukraine with out Ukraine”.
“The Ukrainians are combating bravely,” stated Healey. “Its our jobs as defence ministers right here at NATO to place them in one of the best place to safe a long-lasting peace by way of energy.”
