Starmer tells leaders step up at ‘once in a generation moment’ at Ukraine summit
Sir Keir Starmer has urged leaders to step up at a “once in a generation moment” for security in Europe at the start of the defence summit on Ukraine.
Europe cut out of the negotiating table, and no one who matters cares
Europe cut out of the negotiating table, and no one who matters cares
Europe no longer has a place at the table. It is that simple. At the time of writing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are negotiating in Saudi Arabia about the future of Eastern Europe. There is a lot of huffing-and-puffing about this in Paris, Brussels, and Berlin but no one who matters really cares.
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Odd that the first has Starmer as the organising genius, but the second one identified Macron as the driving force.
As ever, Starmer charges ahead because he has a pre-conceived blueprint which has little contact with reality. He can't defy Trump; if America does a deal with Russia, are Europeans going to use tanks to prevent Russians keeping the land they've got? Nor can he unite Europe; Germany are not up for it, and there are as many views as there are countries. Nor, even if he does so, can he spend enough on defence to provide a credible threat.
Without these three things in place, his meeting of belligerent Europeans is utterly futile.
I'm beginning to think there might be something in those ridiculous conspiracy theories which say that it's all worked out so that limited wars help boost production. Or maybe there's some kind of idea that unless you've actually started a war and killed a few youngsters, you're not a proper world leader. God knows, they have the stupidest ideas about energy, immigration and the economy, so why should we expect better when they engage in this kind of high stakes nonsense?
Sam - "why should we expect better when they engage in this kind of high stakes nonsense?"
For some reason we do expect better but I agree, what they are doing is futile. Of course Zelensky is an actor and maybe that's the clue, referring to these people as actors is more than a jibe, it's what they are.
Maybe we should just look at the performance and be guided by what we see - actors acting, little more than that.
It would satisfy at least two of Surkier's desires.
Lots of VVIP travel away from this awkward country, his even more awkward cabinet and display his most excellent wardrobe, as sarcastically / ironically commented on by The Donald, to le Petit Napoleon. (Although he can't seem to get the cuffs right).
Reduce the number of pesky extreme, far, bigoted, right oiks in Uk. 'cos these patriots would / might be the only one's to step forward, or at least not take two steps back. Thus leaving the way clear for all those who, if there was any justice would be ushered on board the Ark Fleet Ship "B" , will reliably vote for his minority party and ever increasing benefits.
P.S. Just seen the simpering woodentop, on BBC News, greeting his intellectual equals, including Justin Fidel Turdeau. And Surkier seems to cancelling our King's invitation to the President Of The United States, the Head of State, for him to visit Scotland and stay on one of the King's, our Head of State's, estates.
That will end well. Two Tier Tariffs and the wrath of KCIII?
"Sir Keir Starmer has urged leaders to step up at a “once in a generation moment” for security in Europe at the start of the defence summit on Ukraine."
I'm pretty sure that in the UK the Conservatives were punished for thinking that words without action were sufficient to keep their jobs. I'm also pretty certain that it has (belatedly) dawned on Labour that words and ideologically approved actions are not sufficient.
Most of the EU countries are caught in a similar bind. They have got away with signalling their virtue for so long they don't know how to engage with reality - for fear of being shown up as poseurs.
I see no rescue for the Ukraine outside of re-aligning with American interests.
I've been dipping into a book on the politics of the period ca 1900-1915. The twaddle being talked by Euro "leaders" at the moment has nasty echoes of those days - particularly of the madcap entry of Italy into the Great War, negotiated by its PM without a word to the cabinet, the parliament, the army, or the people. The young men of Italy paid a horrible price.
Do our shower realise what risks they are taking?
The wanker forgot - literally forgot - to invited the Baltic States. The self-importance of these cretins like Starmer, Macron and the German quisling is astounding. And the British media loyally troopping in formation behind them. Of course all this posturing -and that's all it is because they could have done this months if not years ago - means fuck-all without the Americans who are already signalling they may pull out of NATO. If they do Europe is well and truly up the spout. Let's see how much Starmer likes British boots on the ground when the first one treads on a land-mine.
Doonhamer - yes, Surkier definitely prefers to be doing Something Important rather than the awkward job of pretending to be UK Prime Minister. He doesn't want anything to do with plebian opinions and the spectre of being far more useless than he was ever required to confront.
DJ - I agree, the realities of a sound economy, enterprise, trade-offs and pragmatic government have been evaded in Europe for too long. Their antics over Ukraine are just another evasion, but Nemesis seems to be rolling up her sleeves too.
dearieme - sounds interesting, which book is that?
Professor - I agree, their self-importance is astounding. It isn't easy to make sense of the posturing because they surely haven't convinced themselves that it's something else. Maybe they have, but it's so bad, so amateurish, so out of this world that it's bizarre.
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/disputing-disaster-perry-anderson-review
(i) The author is a lefty: I leave you to make allowances for that. (ii) The Italian discussion is chapter 2 (which I've not finished yet). (iii) Pity about the price - but I got it for Xmas.
dearieme - thanks, a quick check shows the Kindle version is much cheaper but still expensive for Kindle. Any maps won't display well though. Might give it a go.
There really had been a lot of political posturing hadn't there? The only one being realistic is Trump. The rest of them, including the UK are affronted at the lack of direction for backup and military action, something they haven't done themselves sufficient to defeat Putin and the rest is deadlock. Trump wants to end the bloodshed quickly, for which he's getting no credit, as usual, and the dunderheads in Europe can't see how clever and original his proposals are because he's well - Trump. All this is mediated by a thing called the Soviet nuclear button.
Tammly - yes the political posturing is tedious and the media taking it seriously is just as tedious. The dunderheads in Europe even act as if they were always beavering away at a peace deal when the whole world knows that nothing happened until Trump arrived on the scene. So bad it's embarrassing.
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