‘Our army alone is not enough, we need your support,’ Ukraine’s president tells Munich security conference
Here’s a wrap-up of the day’s key events: Finnish president Alexander Stubb told Reuters on Saturday that the US had sent a questionnaire to European countries asking them what they could do to provide security guarantees for Europe. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Stubb said: “The Americans have provided Europeans with the questionnaire on what would be possible.
” France is in discussion with its allies over the idea of holding an informal summit of European leaders to discuss Ukraine, a French presidency official said on Saturday, Reuters reports. Additionally, four European diplomats said the meeting was likely to go ahead on Monday, Reuters added. Donald Trump’s administration has proposed to Ukraine that the US be given 50% of the war-torn country’s rare earth minerals, NBC reports, citing four US officials.
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