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MNI POLITICAL RISK-US Outlines Major Shift In Ukraine Stance

Trump says negotiations with Russia on ending war to start 'immediately'; Europe says Ukraine must be included

(MNI) London – February 12 marked potentially the most consequential day for European geopolitics since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost three years ago. For the first time since Trump’s inauguration, the US outlined in stark detail how it views its position with regards to defending European security and the future of the war in Ukraine.

Firstly, US President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, delivered a speech at a meeting of Ukraine’s allies, in Brussels, Belgium for a Ukraine Defence Contact Group (the ‘Ramstein format’) meeting, staking out the Trump administration's position on European security...

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(MNI) London – February 12 marked potentially the most consequential day for European geopolitics since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost three years ago. For the first time since Trump’s inauguration, the US outlined in stark detail how it views its position with regards to defending European security and the future of the war in Ukraine.

Firstly, US President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, delivered a speech at a meeting of Ukraine’s allies, in Brussels, Belgium for a Ukraine Defence Contact Group (the ‘Ramstein format’) meeting, staking out the Trump administration's position on European security...

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