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Starmer says US 'backstop' needed for Ukraine deal
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US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer
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US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, Starmer says after emergency Paris summit – Europe live
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What is Nato and why isn't Ukraine a member?
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Hegseth responds to blowback from Ukraine, NATO remarks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not expect to join NATO or return to it's pre-2014 borders as President Trump ...The Hill - 5d -
Starmer offers to put British ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine
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