Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz live: Europa muss bereit sein, gegen Russland zu kämpfen, denn es gibt „Warnzeichen“, sagt Starmer | Ukraine
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Solidity of peace is softening,‘ Starmer warns, as he points to ‚warning signs‘ from Russia
Starmer says that “for many years, for most people in the UK war has been remote: something that concerns us deeply, but which happens far away.”
But now “the solidity of peace” has been “softening,” he says.
He says leaders need to get ahead of the “warning signs” from Russia and get ready for what could come in the future.
He says:
“All of the warning signs are there.
Russia has proved its appetite for aggression, bringing terrible suffering to the Ukrainian people.
Its hybrid threats extend across our continent, not just threatening our security, but tearing at our social contract, collaborating with populists who undermine our values, using disinformation to sow division, using cyber-attacks and sabotage to disrupt our lives and deepening the cost of living crisis.”
He says that Russia “has made a huge strategic blunder” in Ukraine, but it continues to rearm and as Nato says it could be ready to use force against the alliance “by the end of this decade.”
He says that even if there is a peace deal in Ukraine, “the wider danger for Europe would not end there,” but only increase.
He says “we do not seek conflict,” but we need to “face these threats”.
“We must be able to deter aggression, and yes, if necessary, we must be ready to fight, to do whatever it takes to protect our people, our values, and our way of live.”
He adds that “as Europe, we must stand own on our own two feet now,” and that means “putting away petty politics and short term concerns” but focusing on working together.
He says it means “acting together to build a stronger Europe and a more European Nato underpinned by deeper links between the UK and the EU.”
The UK is unfortunally in a similiar situation as the USA, as that there are a lot of people rather hostile towards the EU, and since a ocean, even a small one, disconnects them from the continent, many deem themselves as not being a part of Europe.
They would be the weakest link in a possible common defence chain.
*softening*? you don’t say? last I checked, the UK army is the [smallest in the past 200 years](https://www.businessinsider.com/british-army-size-smallest-since-napoleonic-wars-2024-7), no? What are you going around giving speeches, Sir Keir? Clean up your own house.
Who is this conference for? Why is everyone giving these speeches? – because basically no one is doing anything, four years after the Ukraine invasion.