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