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TRUMP THE DISASTER WAS TRUMP AND VANCE, NOT ZELENSKY ... NOT UKRAINE! PoliticsJOE: UK Prime Minister gives statement following DISASTROUS Trump Zelensky meeting PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfurKc4GIsQ Peter Burgess COMMENTARY The idea that Trump is at the 'top' of America is something that I have difficulty in accepting. But then I think back over my 65 years of adult life and I realise that the USA has been a terrible international partner ever since the end of WWII. Since the end of WWII, every country on the planet has 'played nice' with the United States. Frankly, the USA was the 'only game in town' so that every nation on the planet played 'nice' with the USA. When I was a pre-teen in the late 1940s I became aware of the phrase 'The Amercans are over-weight, over-sexed and over-here'. The Americans had more money than any other nationality but not much else! While there is no question that the involvement of the USA in the Second World War was important in the winning of the war ... most Americans have no knowledge whatsoever of the complete socio-enviro-economic dynamic of that time. There is a reason that modern Americans speak English and not German! Brtain ... essentially on its own ... halted the German Reich, against all odds under the amazing leadership of Winston Churchill! Looking back, it is appalling how the Americans took advantage of Britain at that time ... just as Trump will do now if he has the chance! Under a Trump / Putin wordview, I would expect that Americans will find themselves speaking Russian in the not too distant future! At what point do Americans wake up? Maybe they never will ... and this scenario is probably the most likely. Not a good outcome ... for people in the USA ... but maybe a major economic and social boost for a lot of other places! Peter Burgess
Prime Minister gives statement following DISASTROUS Trump Zelensky meeting PoliticsJOE 658K subscribers ... 32,845 views ... 831 likes Mar 3, 2025 Keir Starmer is walking a tightrope: he must protect Europe while satisfying Donald Trump's new found love for Putin. Here he updates the House. Subscribe to our podcast now, or you're a silly goose: https://linktr.ee/pubcast Transcript 0:00 we now come to the statement on Ukraine I call the Prime Minister uh thank you Mr Speaker less than a week since I called on this house to show the courage of our predecessors we see clearly before us the test of our times AC Crossroads in our history so with with permission Mr Speaker I'll update the house or my efforts to secure a strong just and Lasting peace following Russia's vile invasion of Ukraine Mr Speaker it begins in this house where on Tuesday I announced the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the Cold War a recognition of the fact that once again we live in an era where peace in Europe depends upon strength and deterence but also a rediscovery of the old postwar argument L held on these benches that e ecomic security is 1:02 National Security because Mr Speaker the demands we now have to make of Britain must come alongside a New Foundation of security for working people the tough choices that we made last week they are not done we must use the process of getting to 3% of our national income spent on defense to fundamentally rebuild British industry use our investment in military spending to create new jobs and apprenticeships in every part of the country and that's why last night I announced a deal that perfectly symbolizes the new era a partnership with Ukraine that allows them to use 1.6 billion pounds of UK export Finance to buy 5,000 air defense missiles manufactured in 2:01 Belfast Mr Speaker that means UK jobs UK skills UK Finance pulling together for our national interests putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position for peace and protecting innocent civilians from the terror of Russian drones Mr Speaker my efforts continued on Thursday when I met met president Trump in the White House to strengthen our relationship with America now what happened in his subsequent meeting with president zalinski is something nothing nobody in this house wants to see but I do want to be Crystal Clear we must strengthen our relationship with America for our security for our technology for our trade and investment they are and always will be indispens 3:00 ible and we will never choose between either side of the Atlantic in fact Mr Speaker if anything the past week has shown that that idea is totally unserious because while some people may enjoy the Simplicity of taking aside this week has shown with total Clarity that the US is vital in securing the peace we all want to see in Ukraine so I welcome the opportunity for a new economic deal with the US confirmed by the president last week because it's an opportunity I'm determined to pursue I welcome the positive discussions we had on European security including his clear support for Article Five of NATO I welcome the understanding from our dialogue that our two Nations will work together on security Arrangements for a lasting peace in 4:02 Ukraine I also welcome the president's continued commitment to that peace which nobody in this house should doubt for a second is sincere Mr Speaker I now turn to the events of this weekend and the moving scenes that greeted president zalinski as he arrived in London on Saturday Mr Speaker I saw for myself he was taken back when the crowd in whitefall cheered at the top of their voices and they were speaking for the whole of our country a reminder that this government this house and this nation stand in unwavering support behind him and the people of Ukraine Mr Speaker we resolved together to move forward the strong the strong cause of just and Lasting peace in Ukraine and then on Sunday I hosted 5:00 European leaders from across our continent equally committed to this cause including president macron prime minister Maloney the leaders of NATO the European commission and Council and the prime minister of Canada a vital Ally of this country the Commonwealth and Ukraine responsible for training over 40,000 Ukrainian troops I also had the privilege beforehand of speaking online to the the leaders of Estonia Lithuania and lvia each of whom as close as they are to the front line with Russia stressed the urgency of the moment and Mr Speaker it was a productive Summit together we agreed a clear strategy that the United Kingdom France and our allies will work closely with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting which we will then discuss directly with the United 6:00 States it's a plan that has four clear principles which I'll now share in full with the house first that we must keep the military aid to Ukraine flowing keep increasing the economic pressure on Russia and to that end alongside our partnership on air defense we're doubling down on military aid already this year we've taken our support to record levels but on Saturday we also agre a new 2.2 billion pound loan for Ukraine backed not by the British taxpayer but by the profits from Frozen Russian assets second Mr Speaker we agreed that any lasting piece must guarantee the sovereignty and security of Ukraine and that Ukraine must be at the table when negotiating their future that is absolutely vital third we agreed that in the event of a 7:01 peace deal we will continue to boost Ukraine's defenses and Ukraine's deterrence and finally fourth we agreed to develop a coalition of the Willing ready to defend a deal in Ukraine and guarantee the peace Mr Speaker after all the Ukrainian position is completely understandable for them the war did not begin three years ago that was merely the latest and most brutal escalation they have signed agreements with Putin before they've experienced the nature of his diplomacy and the caliber of his word we cannot accept a weak deal like mint again no we must proceed with strength and that does now require urgently a coalition of the Willing Mr Speaker we agreed on Sunday 8:00 that those willing to play a role in this will intensify planning now and as this house would expect Britain will play a leading role with if necessary and together with others boots on the ground and planes in the air Mr Speaker it is right that Europe do the heavy lifting to support peace on our continent but to succeed this effort must also have strong us backing I want to assure this house I take none of this lightly I've visited British troops in Estonia and no aspect of my role weighs more heavily than the deployment of British troops in the service of defense and Security in Europe and yet I do feel very strongly that the future future of Ukraine is 9:00 vital for our national security Russia is a menace in our Waters and skies they've launched cyber attacks on our NHS assassinating attempts in our streets in this house we stand by Ukraine because it's the right thing to do but we also stand by them because it's in our interest to do so because if we do not achieve a lasting peace then the instability and insecurity that has hit the living standards of working people in Britain that will only get worse and Putin's appetite for conflict and Chaos that will only grow so a strong peace a just peace a lasting peace that has now to be our goal it is vital it is in our interests and it's Pursuit Britain will lead from 10:01 the front for the security of our continent the security of our country and the security of the British people we must now win the peace and I commend this statement to the house [Applause]

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