Summary

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain and France will develop a Ukraine peace plan independent of US-Russia talks, following Donald Trump’s hostile meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Starmer coordinated with French President Emmanuel Macron and other allies to support Ukraine and repair strained ties with Washington.

Meanwhile, the UK signed a £2.3bn loan deal to fund Ukrainian arms purchases.

Starmer emphasized the need for American cooperation and expressed skepticism about Vladimir Putin’s commitment to any agreement.

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    NATO is dead. Create WDO (World defense organization) and get rid of the ability for a single nation to veto actions. So tired of the US or Russia vetoing meaningful actions at the UN or NATO. We need to avoid making that same mistake.

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      The permanent veto holding members of the security council are specifically those countries capable of starting a nuclear conflict. Those vetos are expressly for reducing the risk of that happening. Not saying the world can’t do better today, but let’s remember why it is the way it is.

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        Unironically yes. Nations shouldn’t invade other nations and there should be a world organization to defend nations when that happens. And the US should no longer have “favored son” status within it.