#Putin #Trump #Ukraine - Europe prepares for ‘imminent war’ with Putin as Trump deemed unreliable | Robert Fox: Times Radio

21 March 2025

“We are in an imminent, if not actual, state of war.” Keir Starmer has realised that Europe must step up to combat “Trump’s unpredictability” as the Ukraine-Russia war escalates, says The London Standard’s Robert Fox.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterated calls for extending NATO's Article 5 security guarantees to Ukraine, arguing that doing so would demonstrate whether Russia is serious about peace, she said in a speech to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on March 19.

Article 5, the cornerstone of NATO's collective defense, says that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. It has only been invoked once, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

"Extending NATO's Article 5 to Ukraine seems to be the simplest and most effective proposal of all, also because it would help call a possible bluff," Meloni said.

🚨 NO FLY ZONE FOR UKRAINE ?! A group of European experts and elected representatives are proposing that we send 120 European and British jet fighters to the skies of Ukraine to protect civilians - and help bring peace : operation Sky Shield. Let me explain 👇 pic.twitter.com/5WbYBm2t4O

— Zelenskyste 🇫🇷🇺🇦 (@VolodimirZelen1) March 6, 2025

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski:

“How we came to a place where we're fighting now with Canada, and we're making nice with Russia. It's beyond me…”pic.twitter.com/uXFOAZA0lu

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 20, 2025