A senior British MP has warned that the UK must be prepared to engage in war with Russia if Vladimir Putin escalates his conflict in Eastern Europe. This statement follows Donald Trump's announcement that he discussed a plan to end the war in Ukraine with Putin, prompting strong criticism from European leaders and MPs.
A senior British MP has warned that the UK must be prepared to engage in war with Russia if Vladimir Putin chooses to further escalate his conflict in Eastern Europe. This statement comes amidst a flurry of activity from European leaders responding to Donald Trump 's announcement yesterday that he discussed a plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine with the Russia n president.
MPs in the House of Commons today delivered sharp criticism of Trump's move, drawing parallels to Neville Chamberlain's infamous appeasement policy that ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has also drawn a clear distinction between Trump's approach and his own, emphasizing that 'There's no negotiation about Ukraine which doesn't include Ukraine.' During questioning of Defence Minister Maria Eagle in the House of Commons, MPs underscored their anxieties regarding the potential consequences of Trump's actions. Sir Julian Lewis, the Conservative former head of the Defence Select Committee, inquired, 'Will the Government impress on President Trump at every possible opportunity that the reason why appeasement led to World War Two was that it left a vacuum in Europe? ' He continued, 'Whereas the reason why the occupation of Eastern Europe at the end of that war did not lead to World War Three was the United States filled any possible vacuum and contained further aggression. 'So if he is going for a settlement against the wishes of the Ukrainian people, the least he can do is to guarantee directly the security of that part of Ukraine which remains unoccupied.'Johanna Baxter, the Labour MP for Paisley and South Renfrewshire, echoed Lewis's sentiments, stating, 'if reports of the call between President Trump and Moscow are to be believed, then this is less the Art of the Deal and more a charter for appeasement'. Eagle responded, 'I've already said quite clearly that the fate of Ukraine in these negotiations can't be determined without Ukraine being fully involved, and that is our priority. 'At the moment to put them in the strongest position, war fighting is still happening, to put them in the strongest possible position to negotiate from strength.' Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin informed the minister, 'some of the defence chiefs have been expressing this, that we must be ready to fight a war with Russia if necessary, in order to be able to deter Russia'. He added that this would be necessary 'if we are to be in any position to guarantee the security of an independent and sovereign Ukraine, after whatever is agreed between President Trump and President Putin'. Speaking to ITV's Robert Peston earlier today, Sir Keir stated that his 'position is the NATO position'. The Prime Minister asserted, 'Ukrainians want this conflict to end. It could end tomorrow if Russia stopped the aggression and withdrew its troops, and we must never lose sight of that. 'But Ukraine needs to be in the strongest possible position. Ukrainians want peace. Those that have had to flee their country want to go back to their country. 'But this has to be led by Ukraine.'
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