Asked whether he thought Europe would be able to meet the US demands and still put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, Mr Healey said: “What the nations around the table at the discussion this afternoon confirmed was that the European nations and the wider international nations, alongside the US, can and must step up the help for Ukraine, and we will.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump said in a post on social media that he and Mr Putin had agreed to begin “negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war in a “lengthy and highly productive phone call.”.
Welcoming Ukraine to Nato will take “some time”, the UK Defence Secretary said as Donald Trump claimed he and Vladimir Putin had agreed to start negotiations on ending the war in a call on Wednesday.
Giving a press conference in Brussels after a meeting of defence leaders from countries across the world, Mr Healey said that Ukraine’s “rightful place” was within Nato, which the country has been seeking to join for many years.
Mr Trump’s call with the Russian president came just hours after Mr Zelensky warned “Putin is not preparing for peace” and called for unity from Ukraine’s allies.
