Virtue signalling: European security summit fails to unite countries on response to Trump

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcoming Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Feb 17, 2025.

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer before the informal summit in Paris.

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LONDON – Leaders of key European countries have failed to agree on a joint response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch direct talks with Russia over a ceasefire in Ukraine without consulting or involving Europe.

After an emergency meeting hastily convened in Paris

by French President Emmanuel Macron on Feb 17, European heads of government agreed that their continent is facing a critical challenge to its security architecture.

Virtue signalling: European security summit fails to unite countries on response to Trump

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