US hails ‘big milestone’ in Paris as Trump envoy promises BlackRock key to ‘future of Ukraine’

Day 1,413.


Today, we report on the details of the latest Coalition of the
Willing summit in Paris, asking how significant was the strong US
presence and input. We get an update from Francis in Hungary and,
later, we have an interview with Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s
former defence secretary who says it's just wishful thinking that
Donald Trump would put any weight behind a backstop because Putin
knows, in Sir Ben’s words, that he's got a guy in the White House
aligned to Russia.


Contributors


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls
on X.


Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast).
@venetiarainey on X.


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnleyon
X.


With thanks to Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence
secretary. @BenWallace70 on X.


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