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Europe stresses Ukraine support ahead of Trump-Putin summit
The Standard ^ | August 9, 2025 | Christopher McKeon

Posted on 08/09/2025 8:54:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The path to peace in Ukraine “cannot be decided without Ukraine”, European leaders have said, as US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on Friday.

In a joint statement, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland and the European Commission, said that the current line of contact between Russia and Ukraine could only be a “starting point of negotiations”.

“We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force.”

The statement comes a day after Mr Trump announced that he would meet Mr Putin in Alaska on Friday, as he seeks an end to a conflict he had promised he could finish on his first day in office.

The US president had earlier suggested that any peace deal was likely to involve “some swapping of territories”, with reports suggesting this could involve Ukraine giving up its Donetsk region.

(Excerpt) Read more at standard.co.uk ...


TOPICS: European Union; Germany; Russia; Ukraine; War
KEYWORDS: putinthewarpig; russiansuicide; vladtheimploder
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1 posted on 08/09/2025 8:54:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Euros Fret, Oh Dear Won’t Anyone Think of

“Those guys are faaags!” Ambassador Spicoli


2 posted on 08/09/2025 9:11:13 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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3 posted on 08/09/2025 9:13:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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What a joke. Euroweenies have changed their own borders by force oodles of times. So has the USA.


4 posted on 08/09/2025 9:32:01 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: MinorityRepublican

The EU needs to get all of its armies into Ukraine to help push out Russia.

This is not a NATO issue.


5 posted on 08/09/2025 9:33:58 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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The path to peace in Ukraine “cannot be decided without Ukraine”

Sure.. except the little twerp Zelenskiy pulls out of every 'negotiation' where he has to make concessions.

6 posted on 08/09/2025 9:38:19 PM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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The path to peace in Ukraine “cannot be decided without Ukraine”

Right… how that been working out so far?

7 posted on 08/09/2025 9:42:11 PM PDT by CapandBall
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The path to peace in Ukraine “cannot be decided without Ukraine”, European leaders have said…

OK, cool.

But no more money or equipment from the U.S. Not one more dime. ‘K?

8 posted on 08/09/2025 9:50:05 PM PDT by Allegra (Thank you for your attention to this matter. )
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Then stop buying Russian oil and put your money where your mouth is.


9 posted on 08/09/2025 10:04:08 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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From AI:

How much Russian oil are European countries buying?

European Union member states spent €21.9 billion on Russian oil and gas in the third year of the war, a figure that surpasses the €18.7 billion in financial aid sent to Ukraine in 2024, despite efforts to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels.

This spending reflects a continued reliance on Russian energy, with EU imports of Russian fossil fuels remaining largely unchanged in volume, dropping only 1% year-on-year, even as sanctions have been implemented.
The EU’s continued purchases, including a rise in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by 9% year-on-year, highlight the ongoing challenge of achieving complete energy independence from Russia.

PEOPLE, I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU. When you have to have it, you have to have it. It’s a matter of starvation. Oil moves food to shelves and there is nowhere else to get it that do not already have customers. There is no oil sitting around looking for a customer.

It Is Scarce. And it will get more scarce.


10 posted on 08/09/2025 10:23:11 PM PDT by Owen
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Thank God the Trump/Putin meeting is in Alaska, far from the pernicious influence of war loving European grifters.
11 posted on 08/09/2025 11:25:00 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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That was before world war two.

You really want to return to the age of never ending wars over land?


12 posted on 08/09/2025 11:28:16 PM PDT by Cronos
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Well. The Muscowites don’t want peace unless they can absorb Ukraine


13 posted on 08/09/2025 11:29:05 PM PDT by Cronos
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I believe the meeting between President Trump and President Putin will involve many more issues other than Ukraine


14 posted on 08/10/2025 12:27:27 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is ~~. tell The storm how BIG your God is!)
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The very sight of these three soul-less, totalitarian cokeheads makes me want to vomit. They are enemies of the traditional West and deserve the Ceausescu treatment at this point.

When will all the women and children raped by Turd World savages they shoveled into their countries get justice?

15 posted on 08/10/2025 12:31:06 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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They need to hurry up and recognize a Palestinian state. That will bring about world-wide peace.


16 posted on 08/10/2025 3:42:43 AM PDT by RAldrich
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“...European leaders...”

When you get slapped, you’ll take it and like it. It’s NOT for you or the dancing queen (Z) who will decide a path to peace in Ukraine. There is NO seat at the table for globohomo’s.

Ukraine will be partitioned to the satisfaction of Russia and the USA. End of story.


17 posted on 08/10/2025 5:00:34 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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“When will all the women and children raped by Turd World savages they shoveled into their countries get justice?”

While the kids are certainly innocent, it was THE WOMEN of Europe, and the US, that created the majorities needed to repopulate their countries. In fact, I don’t know of any cultures run by men-only that have DIRECTLY decided to self-delete (as opposed to self-deleting by starting stupid wars). (and if you doubt me, just think of a typical British woman, any British woman for that matter...except, maybe, Thatcher)


18 posted on 08/10/2025 5:57:50 AM PDT by BobL (If you're over 50 and still eat carbs, expect to become diabetic)
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Warmongering ungreatful leaches.


19 posted on 08/10/2025 6:49:55 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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POTUS Trump will propose and if Europe objects, the US pulls out of NATO and Putin is turned loose.


20 posted on 08/10/2025 7:01:39 AM PDT by Racketeer
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