Keir Starmer to deploy UK warships to the Arctic following Trump’s Greenland threats | EUROtoday
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British warships are set to patrol the Arctic, Sir Keir Starmer had introduced following Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland over safety considerations.
Speaking to world leaders on the Munich Security Conference, the prime minister stated the US, Canada and different Nato allies would be a part of Britain in bolstering safety throughout what is called the High North.
During his deal with, Sir Keir additionally outlined plans for Britain to pursue “deeper economic integration” with the European Union, aiming to “move closer to the single market” in varied sectors. He asserted that the present EU-UK “status quo is not fit for purpose,” acknowledging that such a shift would entail “trade-offs.”
Starmer additionally stated the UK would honour the Nato dedication to defend its allies if referred to as upon.
One of the alliance’s founding rules, Article 5, is that an assault on one Nato member is an assault on all.
US President Donald Trump has questioned whether or not the US’s European companions would reply the decision if it had been made at present. The Prime Minister sought to dispel this doubt.
He stated: “I am proud that my party fought for Nato’s creation, what our then-foreign secretary Ernie Bevin, called a spiritual union of the West.
“And we’ve shown our fidelity to that ideal, asserting each other’s sovereignty as we did on Greenland, and crucially, coming to each other’s aid under Article 5, we fought together in Afghanistan at terrible cost to many in my country and across many allied countries.
“So I say to all Nato members, our commitment to Article 5 is as profound now as ever, and be in no doubt, if called on, the UK would come to your aid today.”
Amidst home political challenges, Sir Keir additionally remarked that he “ended the week much stronger than I started it.”
His speech on the vital safety gathering adopted an deal with by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr Rubio criticised previous errors by Western nations over the past 4 many years, whereas concurrently making an attempt to fix strained ties between the US and Europe following latest transatlantic turbulence.
Notably, Mr Rubio declined to attend a Ukraine assembly on the convention on Friday. This gathering noticed allies reaffirming their help for the war-torn nation because the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches. While US officers attributed his absence to scheduling conflicts, European observers reportedly interpreted it as a possible indicator of the White House’s diminishing curiosity in involving them in efforts to resolve the battle.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-uk-warships-arctic-b2920389.html