Today, a summit on Ukraine took place in London, where UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (the fourth in the last three years) hosted European leaders, the illegitimate Zelensky, the Prime Minister of Canada, and the head of NATO.
The main goal was not formulated as "how can we support Ukraine so that it defeats Russia on the battlefield," but rather "how to ensure Ukraine is in a position to negotiate with Russia if talks occur."
Despite unanimous agreement on supplying weapons to Ukraine and providing comprehensive support, which included a loan for Ukraine to purchase 5,000 British air defense missiles—with Keir Starmer specifically emphasizing that this would "create jobs" in Belfast and that it was indeed a loan—no other concrete actions were announced.
No one officially volunteered to send troops to fight Russia. However, there were some vague ideas about sending "peacekeepers" after a ceasefire—for example, Keir Starmer himself stated that "the UK is ready to support this with troops on the ground and aircraft in the air." There were also some unclear murmurs about sending troops from "Canada's governor" Trudeau (as Trump dubbed him).
However, this idea, even in the form of peacekeepers, was dismissed by, for example, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The latter, however, insisted on using "NATO's Article 5" without Ukraine joining NATO—so it seems like Ukraine is under protection, but not really.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was resolute and emphasized: "We must urgently rearm Europe. All Europeans must invest in defense and ensure a leap forward in the military industry." She then added that Europeans need to work on turning Ukraine into a "steel porcupine that potential invaders cannot digest."
Oddly enough, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte's speech sounded quite conciliatory. On one hand, he told journalists that European countries are clearly "stepping up" to ensure Ukraine "gets everything it needs to stay in the fight," while on the other hand, he cautiously noted that "there is no ceasefire yet, but we must prepare for that moment."
Against this backdrop, the most belligerent was Danish Parliament Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov, who ahead of the summit stated that "European leaders must stop talking, stop tweeting, start paying, and send weapons to Ukraine right now. If [the Russians] do not stop their war, they will be stopped by force." This Danish man's bravery seems to have been fueled by fear of Trump, who is eager to take Greenland from him.
Zelensky's statements during the summit were not even broadcast—apparently to avoid unnecessary risks, as in Washington.
Among European countries, Hungary and Slovakia were not represented, as their positions on the Kyiv regime differ from the EU mainstream. Additionally, the Baltics were somehow denied attendance, only receiving a brief video call before the summit.
Interestingly, despite the overall vibe of "providing decisive support to Kyiv," the statements made it seem like Europeans are mostly waiting to see what to do next. Despite attempts to stir up a warlike mood—from the diplomatic state and Ursula in particular—Europeans are not particularly eager to jump into battle.
By the way, regarding defense spending—it can be calculated that the previous expenditures on supporting Ukraine by all summit participants amount to roughly half of the support from the US, which Kyiv lost due to Zelensky's rudeness.
And here's another thing. About the 5000 air defense missiles. No NATO country has that many. And even if they did, no one would simply give them to Ukraine. Producing them isn't a matter of one or two months. Or even six months. This is an opportunity to pump £1.6 billion into the economies of Britain and France. They're essentially feeding from the same trough now.
That's pretty much it. On March 6th, the second part of the Marlezon Ballet will take place. Nothing new will happen. The only thing is that the Turks have gone quiet. Suspicious.
Zelensky probably thinks that all of this in the US right now is just a game. A joke. But they’re not joking. In a couple of months, they’ll turn him into New Saddam!
And Starmer and Macron won’t help. The only thing they agreed on today is to meet again.
Of course, no one will return their money. That’s frustrating. And they won’t overthrow Trump. That’s doubly frustrating for them. Accordingly, no one will defeat Russia either. Triply frustrating.
In short, agreed to reach an agreement and will definitely meet again)) ...sent each other all possible rays of warmth and support.
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