by Oui
Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 01:44:24 PM EST
European defense and security for Ukraine was high on the agenda ... it was dwarfed by late addition the security of NATO ally, the genocidal State of Israel ...
See my diaries of the past few days.
Trump doesn't want Zelenskyy to be part of the NATO Summit 24-25 June in The Hague. Yet stubborn E-3 led by NATO head Mark Rutte forced though a visit to the sidelines of NATO. Such an arrogant trick is a signature provocation of Rutte, a former middle school history teacher.
The setting for a major conflict could be seen past weeks, dark clouds over the negotiations US-Russia and Ukraine-Russia in Istanbul. Each and every time Zelenskyy got a warm welcome from European partners led by E-3 UK-France-Germany. Zelenskyy was biding his time and refused to accept the present frontlines as a new boundary, willing to fight long term with NATO Europe division.
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH ... AMERICA FIRST !!
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Trump leaves G7 early and returns to U.S. early amid Middle East conflict | MSNBC |
False, no NOT Israel First that would be Un-American and even worse ... treacherous.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit | Al Jazeera |
Ukraine’s leader was denied a meeting with his most powerful ally, after Donald Trump left the summit a day early
The Group of Seven summit in Canada has ended without leaders issuing a joint statement in support of Ukraine, as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “diplomacy is now in a state of crisis”
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The summit of major industrial democracies, which wrapped up in the Canadian Rocky Mountain resort of Kananaskis late on Tuesday, had been intended to showcase unity on major global issues.
But unlike in previous years, when the group had jointly denounced Russian “aggression” against Ukraine, this time it was unable to issue a statement in support of the embattled Western ally, in a sign of growing differences within the group amid escalating global crises.
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But Emily Williams, a spokesperson for Canada’s prime minister, later retracted the briefing statement and said “no proposed statement regarding Ukraine was distributed to other leaders”, agencies reported.
A Canadian official said there had never been an attempt to issue a joint statement on Ukraine because of Trump’s wishes to continue negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the AFP news agency reported.
“It was clear that it would not have been feasible to find detailed language that all G7 partners could agree to in that context,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Trump had underlined the differences in views towards Russia within the group on Monday, when he said it had been a mistake to expel Moscow from what was formerly the G8 in response to its invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014.
NATO Summit: Zelensky only invitation is at the dinner table of Dutch Royals at the Palace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be allowed to attend official meetings at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. He will be welcome to attend the dinner at the palace to which the king has invited NATO leaders, according to the official program for the summit.
There has been a lot of talk about Zelensky's role in The Hague next week for weeks. The United States objected to an invitation for the Ukrainian president, who was a guest of honor at previous summits. But European allies insist that Zelensky come.
At the insistence of European countries, there will be an official meeting of NATO with Ukraine. But this time, the so-called NATO-Ukraine council will not include the leaders, as was the case last year in Washington, but the foreign ministers.
Their 'working dinner' will coincide with the royal dinner for the leaders. Earlier, NATO diplomats had suggested that Zelensky could address the foreign ministers as president.
Short edition
The summit will be much shorter than the editions of recent years. The dinner next Tuesday at Huis ten Bosch could be the first occasion where, for example, American president Donald Trump will appear, only to be able to leave again early Wednesday afternoon after one official meeting. Political reporter Roel Schreinemachers gives a glimpse behind the scenes below ...
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