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US and Kyiv officials to meet, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says, after intelligence sharing with Ukraine curbed – Europe live

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US and Ukrainian officials to hold meeting in near future, Kyiv says

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said he and US national security adviser Mike Waltz had “discussed the next steps towards a just and lasting peace” in Ukraine during a call on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Andriy Yermak said on X that he and Waltz had also “exchanged views on security issues and the alignment of positions,” and scheduled a meeting of Ukrainian and US officials in the near future “to continue this important work”.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there has been “positive movement” in the relationship with US that could lead to another meeting between the two sides soon.

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In a statement posted to X, Zelenskyy said “a lot of international work” had been done on Wednesday, and that he had spoken with the leaders of the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Germany. “Thank you for all the support,” he said.

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Zelenskyy said he was preparing for the summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. “Everyone can see how quickly diplomatic events are unfolding,” he wrote.

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Today, the Ukrainian and American teams began working on an upcoming meeting. Andriy Yermak (Zelenskyy’s chief of staff) and Mike Waltz (US national security adviser) have spoken, and there’s positive movement. We hope to see some results next week.

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AFP is reporting that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join EU leaders for a Brussels summit tomorrow aimed at cementing the bloc’s support for Ukraine.

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“President Zelensky will attend the summit in person,” an EU official said on the eve of the summit gathering all 27 leaders for the first time since Zelensky’s White House clash with Donald Trump upended US support for Ukraine.

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said he and US national security adviser Mike Waltz had “discussed the next steps towards a just and lasting peace” in Ukraine during a call on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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Andriy Yermak said on X that he and Waltz had also “exchanged views on security issues and the alignment of positions,” and scheduled a meeting of Ukrainian and US officials in the near future “to continue this important work”.

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… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa as I hand the blog over to Tom Ambrose who will keep you up to date.

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Here are the three things to take away from today’s Europe Live blog so far:

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    The US has paused sharing some intelligence with Ukraine as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to force Ukraine back to the negotiating table with Russia, senior US officials confirmed (14:59 and 15:23). The exact scope of the restrictions imposed is not publicly known yet, leaving open questions about the extent to which the change affects critical operations (15:51).

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    The French government’s spokesperson hinted at plans for Emmanuel Macron to travel to Washington with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK prime minister Keir Starmer in a further bid to convince US president Donald Trump of a need for security guarantees for Ukraine as part of the peace talks (12:15). Her comments, however, were denied by the Élysée Palace (13:14), fuelling speculations about Macron’s further plans, just hours before the president is due to address the nation at 7pm GMT (8pm CET).

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And now it’s over to Tom, as we build up to Macron’s address to the nation later.

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The German police and the prosecutor’s office said there was currently “no evidence” indicating that the 40-year-old German man suspected of driving car into a crowd in Mannheim was motivated by extremism or politics.

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In a joint statement, they said that the man had a long history of mental illnesses, and “regularly received medical and psychiatric treatment in the past,” including as an inpatient.

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The authorities said they found inside a car “a document with various mathematical formulas,” previously reported in the media as calculations of potential impact, which continues to be evaluated.

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They added that investigators were looking into historical contacts between the suspect and a right-wing extremist group in 2018, but their inquiries so far have not returned any indications of an existing link at present.

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The authorities also said that number of people injured in the incident rose to 14, with four people still in hospitals. Two people were previously confirmed as dead.

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The Czech government has adopted plans to gradually increase defence spending from 2026 with the ambition of reaching 3% by 2030, up from 2.1% in 2024, Czech news website idnes reported.

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The move comes just days after Czech prime minister Petr Fiala warned that the geopolitical order in Europe was facing “most significant transformation since the fall of communism.”

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Fiala warned that “president Trump has decided to completely reshape American foreign policy,” and “this new international reality – its dangers, its risks, and the shifts in American foreign policy – must be acknowledged.”

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“This does not mean that the United States is no longer our ally. But we must recognise that it is now an ally that is making it clear that the time has come for European nations to take responsibility for their own affairs,” he said.

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Today, Fiala went further pointing at the source of risks: “Anyone who says that Russia does not threaten us is not telling the truth.”

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The policy shift in the Czech Republic follows similar moves in a number of European countries, announcing major increases in defence spending in response to the worsening security situation in Europe.

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Romania ordered two senior Russian diplomats to be expelled from the country, the foreign ministry said, a day after accusing Moscow of “interference” and slamming Russian secret services’ criticism of the indictment of far-right presidential candidate
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“The Romanian authorities have decided to declare persona non grata on the territory of Romania the military, air and naval attache of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, as well as his deputy,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

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Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported that Russian government intended to respond to this move.

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Experts said that the impact of US restrictions on intelligence sharing with Ukraine would depend partly on what precisely had been stopped – and emphasised that Kyiv was already more capable than Washington appreciated.

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A western expert, familiar with Ukraine’s conduct of the war, said that Kyiv already made heavy use of open source and human intelligence to identify Russian targets in the rear and wasn’t particularly dependent on the US for targeting information.

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Giving an example, the person said that “oil refineries don’t move,” citing a frequent target of Ukrainian long range-drone attacks. “Donald Trump might be surprised to find that when he pulls the levers they have little impact,” they added.

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Initial reports suggest that the US is withholding intelligence on targets inside Russia’s internationally recognised borders, which would be a relatively limited restriction.

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Wider restrictions on intelligence sharing, for example refusing to share intercepts that provide clues as to Russian strategic intentions or military plans would have a greater effect.

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At the very beginning of the war in February 2022 it was US intelligence that told Ukraine that Russia was targeting the seizure of the Hostomel airport north west of Kyiv, allowing the location to be reinforced. Russia was never able to securely capture the air strip, which it had intended to use to fly in large numbers of troops to pacify the Ukrainian capital.

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his diplomatic offensive talking to a number of European leaders about the next steps for Ukraine.

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In the last few hours, he spoke with outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof.

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In a social media post, the Ukrainian president said he had “an honest conversation” with Scholz, insisting that Ukraine needed “not a temporary ceasefire, but an end to the war once and for all.”

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He thanked for Germany’s contribution so far, and stressed that he saw “opportunities to expand our cooperation in this area.”

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For his part, Scholz said that Germany’s solidarity with Ukraine was “unbreakable,” but he welcomed Zelenskyy’s intention to negotiate through the US-led peace process.

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Separately, Schoof said he spoke with the Ukrainian leader about the Dutch investment package for the Ukrainian defence industry worth €700mn, as the Netherlands “continues to support Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression.”

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US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters the US “had taken a step back” and the administration was “reviewing all aspects” of its intelligence relationship with Ukraine.

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Waltz also said that the U.S. was actively engaged in talks with Ukraine about moving negotiations forward on a minerals deal and a potential peace deal with Russia.

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“I think we’re going to see movement in very short order,” he said, quoted by Reuters.

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Speaking on Fox Business, CIA director John Ratcliffe indirectly confirmed the decision to restrict the provision of US intelligence to Ukraine, but suggested it was limited in scope and temporary to force sides back into negotiations:

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Here is what he said:

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What President Trump said is, he asked for a pause.

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As I mentioned, President Trump is the peace president, [there has] never been a war under his leadership, [and] he wants to end the wars that exist.

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And so in this case, as everyone saw play out, president Trump had a real question about whether president Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process, and he said: let’s pause, I want to give you a chance to think about that.

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And you saw the response that President Zelensky put out a statement saying, I’m ready for peace, and I want Donald Trump’s leadership to bring about that peace.

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And so I think on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause that allowed that to happen, I think will go away, and I think we’ll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have to push back on the aggression that’s there, but [it was needed] to put the world in a better place for these peace negotiations to move forward.

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Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen backed the Greenlandic prime minister in saying that Greenland was not for sale and it was up for its people to determine its future.

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She said that Denmark would want to “hold on to our commonwealth,” but added that it would need to evolve to be “made better, more modern, built on equality and respect.”

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In comments to Danish broadcaster TV2, she added that “Greenland wants nothing more than to be Greenland.”

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She also said she had not spoken with Trump since their last contact in early January, after which he convened emergency talks with political leaders amid concerns about Greenland.

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Separately, Greenland’s finance minister Erik Jensen told broadcaster DR that the US president’s comments were “disrespectful.”

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Overnight, Trump said the US “needed Greenland for national security and even international security,” adding: “I think we’re going to get it – one way or the other, we’re going to get it.”

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Hungarian foreign and trade minister Péter Szijjártó said he was hopeful about challenging US sanctions imposed by the previous Joe Biden administration, claiming they were “created clearly with the intention of political revenge, in order to harm Hungary and later harm future Hungary-US relations”.

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Speaking after his meeting with US state secretary Marco Rubio, Szijjártó highlighted the realignment in views between the two countries under Donald Trump, with the two sides agreeing on sanctions and on Ukraine.

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“There are measures involving sanctions that affect Hungary’s energy security in the areas of natural gas acquisition and also nuclear energy, but there is also the sanction against Minister [of the prime minister’s Cabinet Office Antal] Rogán,” he said, quoted by a publication associated with the Hungarian government.

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“We have launched the necessary legal procedures concerning all three issues and the secretary of state assured us of absolute openness regarding leaving behind us these revenge measures as soon as possible,” he was quoted as saying.

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Szijjártó said he relayed Hungary’s support for Trump’s proposed peace talks on Ukraine.

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We were also in agreement that repeated statements about having to continue the war as long as possible was not a strategy and was also a dangerous position because the longer the war continues in our neighbourhood, the greater the danger of escalation.

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The minister also claimed, without offering further evidence, that “in Europe, especially in its western part, there was some scheming under way against Donald Trump and his peace plan.”

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I earlier brought you the FT’s report claiming that the US has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces.

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But Bloomberg (£) and Ukraine’s national broadcaster Suspilne are reporting that the flow of intelligence information continues.

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I will keep an eye on that to see if there are any official confirmations either way.

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President Donald Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks are arranged and confidence-building measures are taken, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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“I think if we can nail down these negotiations and move towards these negotiations, and in fact, put some confidence-building measures on the table, then the president will take a hard look at lifting this pause,” Waltz said in an interview with Fox News.

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As Starmer speaks in the Commons, we are getting reports from Russia that a British man captured fighting on Ukraine’s side during its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region has been sentenced to 19 years behind bars.

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Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement on its website that James Scott Rhys Anderson was found guilty of a “terrorist act” and acting as a mercenary, after he was captured while fighting in the Kursk region in November.

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The statement, released only in Russian, added that the Briton would spend “with the first five years to be served in prison and the rest in a maximum security penal colony.”

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Speaking in the House of Commons in the last few minutes, UK prime minister Keir Starmer insisted on a need to secure “a lasting peace” in Ukraine, saying that:

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The whole point of ensuring that there’s a lasting peace – and that any deal, if there’s a deal, is defended – is to avoid conflict, to ensure that we do have peace.

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The way to ensure we have peace is to ensure there are guarantees for any deal that is in place, because the surest risk that there will be conflict is if Putin thinks that he can breach any deal that may be arrived at.

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Starmer was also indirectly asked about reports on US limiting its intelligence sharing on Ukraine, and he didn’t answer it directly, but said instead that:

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I have always been clear that we need to ensure that the US, the UK, Europe and Ukraine, are working together, but we must not choose between the US and Europe.

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We never have historically, and we’re not going to do so now.

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But Starmer also subtly hit back at US vice-president JD Vance for his comments on European troops from yesterday, opening the Q&A session in parliament by paying tribute to UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan, stressing “these men fought and died for their country, … fighting for Britain alongside our allies.”

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In Iraq and Afghanistan 643 individuals died, and many more were injured, he says.

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He later gets pointedly asked about Vance’s comments, and says:

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We do remember the role that we’ve played historically with our allies, and we particularly remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice in that duty for their country and for our allies and that’s why it’s so important that we make that point today.

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For more details on the PMQ session in the House of Commons, you can follow our UK live blog here:

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An Elysée official later clarified there were no set plans for a trip to Washington by Emmanuel Macron at this point.

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Although Sophie Primas, the government spokesperson, had suggested a trip might happen soon with the UK’s Keir Starmer and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it is Macron’s presidential office at the Élysée Palace that handles his international agenda and brief for foreign policy.

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The US has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces, the Financial Times reported (£) on Wednesday, citing officials familiar with the matter.

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The paper noted that the decision came after the US suspended military aid deliveries to Ukraine earlier this week.

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Speaking after the weekly French cabinet meeting, the French government’s spokesperson Sophie Primas told journalists said she would not pre-empt president Macron’s address to the nation tonight, but added that

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It is being considered that president Macron could possibly go back to Washington with president Zelenskyy and with his English counterpart.

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She was later asked a follow-up question on the expected timing of the visit and who came up with the idea, and she said she didn’t have the information, but expected this to happen “in the near future.”

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French president Emmanuel Macron is considering making another visit to the US to meet US president Donald Trump together with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British prime minister Keir Starmer, a French government spokesperson said in comments reported by Reuters.

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France and the UK have been leading Europe’s response to the diplomatic crisis between the US and Ukraine after talks between Trump and Zelenskyy broke down last Friday in acrimony.

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Russia takes a positive view of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement last night that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, however, that it was not clear how this would work because Ukraine had a legal ban on negotiating with Russia, Reuters noted.

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He was referring to a Zelenskyy decree in 2022 that ruled out negotiations with president Vladimir Putin.

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Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko also joined in with his reaction, offering to host Russia-Ukraine talks that could involve US officials.

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Belarus previously hosted talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials in 2014 and 2015 mediated by France and Germany, resulting in the Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015, named after the Belarusian capital.

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An index of European aerospace and defence firms advanced by 3.3%. Shares in German companies Thyssenkrupp, Hensoldt, Rheinmetall and Renk have risen by between 5% and 12%. The UK’s BAE Systems, Europe’s biggest defence group, rose by 3.3%.

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The Dax in Frankfurt leapt by nearly 3%, and is set for its biggest daily increase since November 2022.

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Greenland’s prime minister Múte B. Egede responded to US president Donald Trump’s comments overnight and rejecting his interest, saying that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

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“We are not Americans, we are not Danes, because we are Greenlanders. This is what the Americans and their leaders need to understand,” he said in a Facebook post.

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“We are not for sale and cannot just be taken,” he added.

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Egede insisted that “the future of the country will be determined by us in our country, of course.”

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Greenland will hold a general election next week, on 11 March.

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Starting from today, EU citizens planning to visit the UK can apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA, which will be required to enter the country from 2 April 2025.

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The UK government sought to reassure travellers that the application process is “quick and simple” through the UK ETA app, “with the vast majority of applicants currently receiving a decision automatically in minutes.”

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The government said:

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Applicants provide their biographic and biometric details and answer a few questions on suitability and criminality. Once an applicant has successfully applied, their ETA is digitally linked to their passport.

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An ETA currently costs £10 and allows multiple visits to the UK of up to six months over a two-year period, or until the holder’s passport expires – whichever is sooner. An ETA is not a visa, it is a digital permission to travel.

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More details about the scheme are here.

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Denmark’s deputy prime minister and defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen reacted to Trump’s comments on Greenland overnight, stressing that it was a positive development that the US president acknowledged the island’s right to self-determination.

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Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen echoed his comments, saying that part of Trump’s comments was “most important.”

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Rasmussen said noted that Greenland wanted to “loosen ties with Denmark,” but was not sure if they wanted to do that to become part of the US instead. He declined to comment further, however, ahead of next week’s snap elections on the island.

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But not everyone is equally diplomatic: Martin Lidegaard, the leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party, or Radikale, called Trump’s comments “completely disrespectful,” although he also noted they were “less bombastic” than before.

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In other late developments you shouldn’t miss, the prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending.

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Centre-right election winner Friedrich Merz, who is trying to put together a coalition government with the centre-left Social Democrats, said the two sides would propose exempting spending of more than 1% of gross domestic product on defence from rules that limit the government’s ability to borrow money.

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They said they will also seek to set up a huge €500bn ($533bn) fund to finance spending on Germany’s infrastructure over the next 10 years.

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“In view of the increasing threat situation, it is clear to us that Europe – and with Europe, the Federal Republic of Germany – must now very quickly make very big efforts very quickly to strengthen the defence capability of our country and the European continent,” Merz told reporters at a hastily convened news conference.

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Merz also said he wanted to get immediate approval for a three-billion-euro aid package for Ukraine that has been held up for weeks.

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He vowed to do “whatever it takes“ when it comes to defence “in light of threats to our freedom and peace on our continent”.

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Merz’s promise of “whatever it takes“ recalled the pledge made in 2012 by the then president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi during the sovereign debt crisis.

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Pope Francis “rested well during the night,” the Vatican said in the latest update on the 88-year-old’s health as he continues his battle to overcome double pneumonia.

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The Vatican added that he had woken up shortly after 8 am, with agencies noting that pontiff normally starts his day well before dawn when he is healthy.

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The pope has not been seen in public since entering hospital, his longest such absence since his papacy started 12 years ago, Reuters noted.

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French president Emmanuel Macron will address the nation tonight seeking to address “this moment of uncertainty, where the world is confronted by large challenges,” he said in a post on social media.

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France plays a leading role, together with the UK, in talks with the US about supporting Ukraine, with Macron floating the idea of a limited truce after last weekend’s talks in London.

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Tonight’s address is expected 8pm CET (7pm GMT).

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In a rare positive development these days, US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to be a step closer to reconciling after last week’s public clash in the Oval Office, after Trump said he “appreciated” getting “an important letter” from Zelenskyy.

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This comes after Zelenskyy proposed a possible peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying he is willing to work “constructively” under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and to sign a deal giving the US access to his country’s mineral wealth.

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Trump also said he had been in “serious discussions with Russia” and claimed he had “received strong signals that they are ready for peace”.

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“Wouldn’t that be beautiful?” he said. “It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end this senseless war. If you want to end wars you have to talk to both sides.”

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Still, the US president could not resist a swipe at the EU, falsely saying it had “sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than … on defending Ukraine, by far.”

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But then he confusingly added: “But we’re getting along very well with them and lots of good things are happening.”

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His speech to the Congress last night, while far better than many feared, also included a number of contentious lines for Europeans.

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In remarks that are likely to further trigger alarm bells in Denmark, Trump told “the incredible people of Greenland” that while the US “strongly support your right to determine your own future,” it would be even happier to welcome them into the US, promising to “make you rich.”

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“We need Greenland for national security and even international security. … And I think we’re going to get it – one way or the other, we’re going to get it,” he said.

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Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt said: “That’s the Putin way of treating countries.”

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Trump’s comments come less than a week before snap elections to Inatsisartut, Greenlandic parliament, with the current ruling party calling for an independence referendum, raising questions over whether the US president intended to influence the vote.

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The US president also spoke of his favourite word in the world, tariffs, saying:

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Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades and now it’s our turn to start using them against those other countries. On average, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, Mexico and Canada – have you heard of them? – and countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them.

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He repeated his plan to impose new tariffs from 2 April – “I wanted to make it 1 April, but I didn’t want to be accused of April Fools’ Day – it’s not” – raising fears of a trade war with the EU.

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It’s the usual format with Trump that you get mixed signals. One step forward on Ukraine, two steps back on Greenland and tariffs.

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Let’s see what the day will bring and the two sides can make more progress on the minerals deal for Ukraine.

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We will bring you the latest here.

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It’s Wednesday, 5 March 2025, and this is Europe live. It’s Jakub Krupa here.

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Good morning.

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Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in London on Wednesday, holding Ukrainian flags and chanting “Russian troops out” and “Russia is a terrorist state”.

Demonstrators hold placards and waves flags as they take part in a 'Stop Putin - Stop Trump' pro-Ukraine protest, outside the US Embassy in London.
Demonstrators hold placards and waves flags as they take part in a ‘Stop Putin – Stop Trump’ pro-Ukraine protest, outside the US Embassy in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a 'Stop Putin - Stop Trump' pro-Ukraine protest, outside the US Embassy in London.
Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a ‘Stop Putin – Stop Trump’ pro-Ukraine protest, outside the US Embassy in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Labour MP John McDonnell speaks through a megaphone during a 'Stop Putin - Stop Trump' pro-Ukraine protest outside the US Embassy in London.
Labour MP John McDonnell speaks through a megaphone during a ‘Stop Putin – Stop Trump’ pro-Ukraine protest outside the US Embassy in London. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Zelenskyy says diplomatic events ‘unfolding quickly’ and ‘positive movement’ with US relations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there has been “positive movement” in the relationship with US that could lead to another meeting between the two sides soon.

In a statement posted to X, Zelenskyy said “a lot of international work” had been done on Wednesday, and that he had spoken with the leaders of the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Germany. “Thank you for all the support,” he said.

Zelenskyy said he was preparing for the summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. “Everyone can see how quickly diplomatic events are unfolding,” he wrote.

Today, the Ukrainian and American teams began working on an upcoming meeting. Andriy Yermak (Zelenskyy’s chief of staff) and Mike Waltz (US national security adviser) have spoken, and there’s positive movement. We hope to see some results next week.

As we’ve been reporting, the US has stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv after Donald Trump’s suspension of military aid on Monday, in another serious blow to Kyiv in the war with Russia.

White House officials indicated that both bans could be lifted if peace talks make progress.

Ukrainian officials suggested the US would no longer provide information about targets inside Russia, hindering Ukraine’s ability to carry out effective long-range drone strikes.

You can read Luke Harding and Dan Sabbagh’s full report here:

And now back to Zelenskyy…

The Ukrainian president has said in his nightly address that there has been “positive movement” in cooperation with the US.

He added he expects results next week involving a future meeting between the two sides.

Kate Connolly

Kate Connolly

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, is facing a barrage of criticism from opposition politicians over his radical proposals to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending and boost the economy.

The CDU/CSU leader’s proposals for a multibillion-euro package, agreed with his potential coalition partners the Social Democrats, have been described as everything from a “bazooka” to “an extremely risky bet” by economists. He himself has called them vital “in light of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent”.

Merz is the likely next chancellor after his party came in first in national elections on 23 February and he is in coalition negotiations to form the new government, a process expected to run until Easter.

Merz will seek parliament’s approval next week for the plans, which would give the go-ahead to the relaxation of tight constraints on defence spending currently governed by a constitutionally protected “debt brake” according to which outgoings cannot exceed 1% of GDP – currently €45bn.

This would allow Germany to raise a potentially unlimited level of debt in order to finance its military and to continue to provide the necessary assistance to Ukraine.

Under his proposals, an additional €500bn, decade-long fund for infrastructure would also be introduced.

Zelenskyy to attend EU summit tomorrow

AFP is reporting that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join EU leaders for a Brussels summit tomorrow aimed at cementing the bloc’s support for Ukraine.

“President Zelensky will attend the summit in person,” an EU official said on the eve of the summit gathering all 27 leaders for the first time since Zelensky’s White House clash with Donald Trump upended US support for Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Lancaster House in London.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Lancaster House in London. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP

The head of French warplane maker Dassault Aviation has delivered a blunt assessment of Europe’s turnaround on defence spending, saying the continent’s leaders have talked for decades about co-operation to little effect.

CEO Eric Trappier said he was closely watching budget discussions and would be ready to seize any opportunities presented by Europe’s need to rearm, given a rift over security with Donald Trump.

Asked what he expected from an emergency European summit on Ukraine and European security, Trappier told Reuters:

What I would like to see is European governments granting preference to European industry. I have been saying it for 30 years.

Trappier said France’s historical refusal since the 1950s to rely mainly on the United States had been proved right by current events and that it would take time to rebuild capacity.

European leaders agreed over the weekend to boost defence spending to show Trump that the continent could protect itself and Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has announced major changes to increase military spending.

Speaking to reporters after presenting annual results, Trappier delivered a withering assessment of the policies of neighbours who have tied their security in large part to the US, including with purchases of the rival F-35.

Trappier added:

I’m delighted that Germany has realised that they have to invest in defence. We have already heard this a few years ago.

There was a 100 billion (euro re-armament) plan in Germany, and one of the first decisions was to buy the F-35 to carry American nuclear arms: I wonder how effective that is today.

US and Ukrainian officials to hold meeting in near future, Kyiv says

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said he and US national security adviser Mike Waltz had “discussed the next steps towards a just and lasting peace” in Ukraine during a call on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Andriy Yermak said on X that he and Waltz had also “exchanged views on security issues and the alignment of positions,” and scheduled a meeting of Ukrainian and US officials in the near future “to continue this important work”.

Former senior RAF officer Greg Bagwell said that stopping intelligence will “cost Ukrainian lives”.

Posting on X, Bagwell, who was previously a deputy commander at RAF Air Command said:

The withholding of aid was bad enough, but ceasing intel will cost Ukrainian lives today.

It is unconscionable that this would be used as a tactic to drag the innocent party to the negotiating table.

Intel sharing costs nothing so this is entirely vindictive and manipulative.

The day so far – summary

Jakub Krupa

Jakub Krupa

… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa as I hand the blog over to Tom Ambrose who will keep you up to date.

Here are the three things to take away from today’s Europe Live blog so far:

  • The US has paused sharing some intelligence with Ukraine as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to force Ukraine back to the negotiating table with Russia, senior US officials confirmed (14:59 and 15:23). The exact scope of the restrictions imposed is not publicly known yet, leaving open questions about the extent to which the change affects critical operations (15:51).

  • The French government’s spokesperson hinted at plans for Emmanuel Macron to travel to Washington with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK prime minister Keir Starmer in a further bid to convince US president Donald Trump of a need for security guarantees for Ukraine as part of the peace talks (12:15). Her comments, however, were denied by the Élysée Palace (13:14), fuelling speculations about Macron’s further plans, just hours before the president is due to address the nation at 7pm GMT (8pm CET).

  • Greenland’s prime minister Múte B. Egede responded to US president Donald Trump’s comments about Greenland overnight and rejecting his interest in the island, saying that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders” (11:38). The exchange comes just days before a critical election in Greenland, which could decide the future trajectory of the independence movement, with some frustration in Denmark over the timing of Trump’s intervention (9:58).

And now it’s over to Tom, as we build up to Macron’s address to the nation later.

‘No evidence’ of extremist motivation behind Mannheim car incident

The German police and the prosecutor’s office said there was currently “no evidence” indicating that the 40-year-old German man suspected of driving car into a crowd in Mannheim was motivated by extremism or politics.

In a joint statement, they said that the man had a long history of mental illnesses, and “regularly received medical and psychiatric treatment in the past,” including as an inpatient.

The authorities said they found inside a car “a document with various mathematical formulas,” previously reported in the media as calculations of potential impact, which continues to be evaluated.

They added that investigators were looking into historical contacts between the suspect and a right-wing extremist group in 2018, but their inquiries so far have not returned any indications of an existing link at present.

The authorities also said that number of people injured in the incident rose to 14, with four people still in hospitals. Two people were previously confirmed as dead.

Czech Republic adopts plans to increase defence spending to ‘acknowledge new international reality’

The Czech government has adopted plans to gradually increase defence spending from 2026 with the ambition of reaching 3% by 2030, up from 2.1% in 2024, Czech news website idnes reported.

The move comes just days after Czech prime minister Petr Fiala warned that the geopolitical order in Europe was facing “most significant transformation since the fall of communism.”

Fiala warned that “president Trump has decided to completely reshape American foreign policy,” and “this new international reality – its dangers, its risks, and the shifts in American foreign policy – must be acknowledged.”

“This does not mean that the United States is no longer our ally. But we must recognise that it is now an ally that is making it clear that the time has come for European nations to take responsibility for their own affairs,” he said.

Today, Fiala went further pointing at the source of risks: “Anyone who says that Russia does not threaten us is not telling the truth.”

The policy shift in the Czech Republic follows similar moves in a number of European countries, announcing major increases in defence spending in response to the worsening security situation in Europe.

Graphs showing defence spending plans by a number of mostly European countries, with current and projected figures.

Romania expels two senior Russian diplomats over ‘interference’ accusations

Călin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the Constitutional Court, waves to supporters as he leaves a district court in Bucharest.
Călin Georgescu, the winner of the first round of presidential elections, later annulled by the Constitutional Court, waves to supporters as he leaves a district court in Bucharest. Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP

Romania ordered two senior Russian diplomats to be expelled from the country, the foreign ministry said, a day after accusing Moscow of “interference” and slamming Russian secret services’ criticism of the indictment of far-right presidential candidate
Călin Georgescu, AFP reported.

“The Romanian authorities have decided to declare persona non grata on the territory of Romania the military, air and naval attache of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, as well as his deputy,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported that Russian government intended to respond to this move.

US pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine – snap analysis

Dan Sabbagh

Dan Sabbagh

Defence and security editor

Servicemen prepare to fire a BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system toward Russian troops on a front line near the town of Chasiv Yar.
Servicemen prepare to fire a BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system toward Russian troops on a front line near the town of Chasiv Yar. Photograph: Ukrainian Armed Forces/Reuters

Experts said that the impact of US restrictions on intelligence sharing with Ukraine would depend partly on what precisely had been stopped – and emphasised that Kyiv was already more capable than Washington appreciated.

A western expert, familiar with Ukraine’s conduct of the war, said that Kyiv already made heavy use of open source and human intelligence to identify Russian targets in the rear and wasn’t particularly dependent on the US for targeting information.

Giving an example, the person said that “oil refineries don’t move,” citing a frequent target of Ukrainian long range-drone attacks. “Donald Trump might be surprised to find that when he pulls the levers they have little impact,” they added.

Initial reports suggest that the US is withholding intelligence on targets inside Russia’s internationally recognised borders, which would be a relatively limited restriction.

Wider restrictions on intelligence sharing, for example refusing to share intercepts that provide clues as to Russian strategic intentions or military plans would have a greater effect.

At the very beginning of the war in February 2022 it was US intelligence that told Ukraine that Russia was targeting the seizure of the Hostomel airport north west of Kyiv, allowing the location to be reinforced. Russia was never able to securely capture the air strip, which it had intended to use to fly in large numbers of troops to pacify the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy speaks with outgoing German chancellor Scholz, Dutch prime minister Schoof

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes part in a plenary during the Securing our Future Summit on Ukraine and European security at Lancaster House in London last Sunday.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes part in a plenary during the Securing our Future Summit on Ukraine and European security at Lancaster House in London last Sunday. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his diplomatic offensive talking to a number of European leaders about the next steps for Ukraine.

In the last few hours, he spoke with outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof.

In a social media post, the Ukrainian president said he had “an honest conversation” with Scholz, insisting that Ukraine needed “not a temporary ceasefire, but an end to the war once and for all.”

He thanked for Germany’s contribution so far, and stressed that he saw “opportunities to expand our cooperation in this area.”

For his part, Scholz said that Germany’s solidarity with Ukraine was “unbreakable,” but he welcomed Zelenskyy’s intention to negotiate through the US-led peace process.

Separately, Schoof said he spoke with the Ukrainian leader about the Dutch investment package for the Ukrainian defence industry worth €700mn, as the Netherlands “continues to support Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression.”

US national security adviser Waltz also confirms ‘step back’ in Ukraine intelligence sharing

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters the US “had taken a step back” and the administration was “reviewing all aspects” of its intelligence relationship with Ukraine.

Waltz also said that the U.S. was actively engaged in talks with Ukraine about moving negotiations forward on a minerals deal and a potential peace deal with Russia.

“I think we’re going to see movement in very short order,” he said, quoted by Reuters.

CIA director Ratcliffe confirms restrictions on US intelligence sharing with Ukraine

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe attends US president Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe attends US president Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

Speaking on Fox Business, CIA director John Ratcliffe indirectly confirmed the decision to restrict the provision of US intelligence to Ukraine, but suggested it was limited in scope and temporary to force sides back into negotiations:

Here is what he said:

What President Trump said is, he asked for a pause.

As I mentioned, President Trump is the peace president, [there has] never been a war under his leadership, [and] he wants to end the wars that exist.

And so in this case, as everyone saw play out, president Trump had a real question about whether president Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process, and he said: let’s pause, I want to give you a chance to think about that.

And you saw the response that President Zelensky put out a statement saying, I’m ready for peace, and I want Donald Trump’s leadership to bring about that peace.

And so I think on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause that allowed that to happen, I think will go away, and I think we’ll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have to push back on the aggression that’s there, but [it was needed] to put the world in a better place for these peace negotiations to move forward.

Danish PM backs Greenlandic leader on future of island, against Trump’s comments

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen participates in a debate event on security policy at Aarhus University in Aarhus earlier this week.
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen participates in a debate event on security policy at Aarhus University in Aarhus earlier this week. Photograph: Bo Amstrup/EPA

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen backed the Greenlandic prime minister in saying that Greenland was not for sale and it was up for its people to determine its future.

She said that Denmark would want to “hold on to our commonwealth,” but added that it would need to evolve to be “made better, more modern, built on equality and respect.”

In comments to Danish broadcaster TV2, she added that “Greenland wants nothing more than to be Greenland.”

She also said she had not spoken with Trump since their last contact in early January, after which he convened emergency talks with political leaders amid concerns about Greenland.

Separately, Greenland’s finance minister Erik Jensen told broadcaster DR that the US president’s comments were “disrespectful.”

Overnight, Trump said the US “needed Greenland for national security and even international security,” adding: “I think we’re going to get it – one way or the other, we’re going to get it.”

Donald Trump on Greenland: ‘I think we’re going to get it one way or another’ – video

Source: www.theguardian.com