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Britain’s troops will join those from France and Germany in a drill which is aimed at ensuring Nato forces are ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees once the war is over.
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war → join → guarantees
The US president has meanwhile placed himself at loggerheads with the UK and other allies over the conflict by refusing to say President Putin sparked the Ukraine war.
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Putin → place → war
Mr Trump also denied the US was responsible for the disruption to Kyiv’s access to the vital Starlink satellite communications system, leaving the country exposed to attack.
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US → deny → attack
Speaking in Washington DC, Mr Streeting said: “Ukraine is the front line for freedom everywhere, and it’s absolutely vital that they prevail against Putin’s aggression.
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they → speak → aggression
“We’re planning for the peace and freedom we want to see through our leadership of the coalition of the willing.
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we → plan → willing
“Next month thousands of personnel will take part in a major exercise in Poland to ensure we are ready to support the military training and post-war rebuilding that Ukraine will need.”
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Ukraine → take → that
At least 1,500 troops from Britain, France and Germany will take part in the exercise next month, according to The Times, alongside Polish forces.
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troops → take → forces
The wargame will simulate moving troops and supplies such as food and fuel, and was agreed at a coalition of the willing summit in July.
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wargame → simulate → July
Britain and most other Nato members have been clear in blaming and condemning the Kremlin for the Ukraine conflict, triggered by Mr Putin ordering the invasion of the neighbouring nation in 2022.
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Putin → blame → 2022
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But when Mr Trump was asked whether he had forgotten that it was the Russian leader who started the war, he did not respond directly and implied it was not straightforward.
He said: “I know the details, OK, and at some point I’ll release the details.”
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I → read → details
Mr Trump added: “But I don’t care anything except for one.
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I → add → one
I want that war ended.”
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war → want → ?
His comments, as he left the White House for a campaign rally in Georgia, came after he again rounded on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he was “not a big fan” and claiming he was “more difficult to deal with than Putin”.
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he → leave → Putin
Early on Saturday, Mr Trump signed an executive order which put a hold on a new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy.
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which → sign → economy
The president said the pause was in the national interest of the US.
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pause → say → US
Mr Trump previously suggested Ukraine needed a new leader and claimed Mr Putin wanted a peace deal more.
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Putin → suggest → deal
Meanwhile, Mr Zelensky, attending a summit in Brussels on Friday, signalled that he agreed with the suggestion he was being made a scapegoat by Mr Trump for soaring fuel prices driven by the Iran war, which was launched by the US and Israel in February.
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which → attend → February
Ahead of crucial stateside elections next month, the US president has increasingly sought to lay the blame on attacks by Ukraine on Russian refineries for the spike in energy costs, rather than the interruption to oil supplies in the Middle East through the Strait of Hormuz waterway.
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president → seek → waterway
During a visit to London earlier this week, Mr Zelensky had accused Mr Trump of betraying his country by limiting its use of US-made Starlink terminals which are vital for the Ukrainian military.
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which → accuse → military
But speaking on Friday, the US president said: “We didn’t do that.
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We → speak → that
We didn’t slow it down at all.”
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We → slow → it
The latest strain in relations came after Mr Trump struck a deal to buy Russian diesel, which critics at home and abroad warn will be used to fund Mr Putin’s war machine.
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critics → come → machine
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