Trump confirms Putin name to happen right now – Europe reside

Jakub Krupa

Timings sensible, the Trump-Putin name places Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in a clumsy place.

He’s now assembly Danish king Frederik X, and can quickly transfer to be a part of the Danish EU presidency occasion, the place he’s anticipated make transient ‘doorstep’ remarks in some unspecified time in the future within the subsequent hour.

So, primarily, on the similar time because the Trump-Putin name.

And we now have a affirmation of the decision with Putin from Trump, as he says on Fact Social:

Shall be chatting with President Putin of Russia at 10:00 A.M. Thanks!

10am (presumably?) Washington time is 3pm London, 4pm CEST, so primarily in slightly below ten minutes from now.

Russian president Vladimir Putin informed Russian media he was going to talk with US president Donald Trump later right now.

Reuters famous that it will likely be the sixth publicly recognized dialog since Trump’s inauguration in January. They final spoke in mid-June.

The decision comes after we heard that Trump can also be planning to talk with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy tomorrow (13:42).

EU’s von der Leyen’s line on US commerce talks units expectations for Šefčovič’s assembly in Washington – snap evaluation

Jakub Krupa

Von der Leyen’s line on the EU-US commerce talks was additionally attention-grabbing, if not precisely shocking (14:53).

Nevertheless it units the expectations for Šefčovič’s talks in Washington later right now (11:18). One to observe.

Frederiksen’s language on Ukraine and migration an indication of Danish priorities – snap evaluation

Jakub Krupa

So, two issues stand out for me from what Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen mentioned at this press convention.

The primary is her full-throated backing for Ukraine (14:47) and thinly veiled criticism of some international locations objecting to its membership within the European Union, akin to Hungary (14:57). Count on the Danish presidency to attempt to push forward with this course of as a lot as they will.

The second is her language on migration (14:35). We preserve listening to related strongly worded declarations from increasingly leaders, with the brand new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, additionally taking an identical stance.

Von der Leyen’s response was pretty weak, however count on a lot extra strain to come back from the member states to tighten the prevailing system even additional.

Requested about Ukraine, Frederiksen once more exhibits the Kyiv administration with reward.

She says it’s “extremely impressive” {that a} nation at battle can “not only produce better, faster and cheaper than the rest of us, … for example drones, but also [is] on the path to a membership of the European Union, … able to make reforms and concrete steps forward, even though they are at war.”

“I think they are doing their part. There are still a lot of decisions that have to be made before … a real membership, but they are really doing their homework. Now it is time for Europe to do the same,” she says.

And that wraps up the press convention.

Von der Leyen will get additionally requested for extra readability on the US tariff deal and if the EU needs to strike a common “in principle” deal first, and solely agree particulars later.

She confirms that’s the case saying the negotiations are “a huge task, because we have the largest trade volume globally between the European Union and the United States.”

She says:

“Certainly, what we’re aiming at is an settlement in precept, as a result of [with] such a quantity, in 90 days, an settlement intimately, it’s unattainable …

That can also be what the UK did. And so far as I’m knowledgeable, there are solely two international locations thus far worldwide which have concluded with an settlement in precept.”

Each leaders are requested about their assist for Ukraine and the US choice to halt or cut back its navy help.

EU’s von der Leyen says it’s “a clear signal or clear message to step up our own support,” and repeats her level about the necessity to ramp up EU arms manufacturing.

Denmark’s Frederiksen is extra outspoken as she admits that “if the US decides not to provide Ukraine with what is needed, it would be a serious setback for Ukraine and for Europe and for Nato.”

“As … both of us have said already, the war in Ukraine has never only been about Ukraine. This is a war about the future of Europe.”

She provides that she needs different European international locations to finance extra manufacturing inside Ukraine, and again additional sanctions in opposition to Russia.

She additionally declares Denmark is “totally in favour of Ukraine being a member of Nato,” even when “not all allies are supporting it,” as she provides “it’s even more important to ensure that they will be, as they should be, a member of the European Union.”

Responding, European Fee president Ursula von der Leyen picks up a number of the themes from Frederiksen’s speech.

I’ve all the time admired Denmark’s quick and targeted strategy. You know the way to get issues carried out, and that’s precisely the sort of spirit that we want proper now.

She talks about the necessity to ramp up European defence spending and European joint procurement, reform the bloc’s regulatory and different burdens to enhance its competitiveness, and to enhance its commerce relations.

On the on-going negotiations with the US – along with her deputy, Maroš Šefčovič, set to attend high-level talks in Washington right now – she says:

“I simply wish to say we’re prepared for a deal. We would like a negotiated answer.

However you all know that on the similar time, we’re making ready for the likelihood that no passable settlement is reached. For this reason we consulted on a rebalancing listing, and we’ll defend the European curiosity as wanted.

In different phrases, all devices are on the desk.”

On migration, her tone is far much less pressing than that of Frederiksen as she says the EU simply must implement its new guidelines on asylum and migration, and will concentrate on making “progress on our return proposal on safe third countries concept and the safe countries of origin.”

Lastly, on Ukraine, she says “achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine remains the key priority, because Ukrainians are fighting not just for their sovereignty, but also for us, for our freedom, for our values, and we know that we can never match their sacrifices.”

“What we can do is stand united, determined and resolute by Ukraine, not just for as long as it takes to secure peace, but to give them the chance, the opportunity to have the country they are dreaming of, and that is a country that masters its own destiny, its own future, a country that is member of the European Union.”

Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen is now talking on the inauguration ceremony for the Danish presidency of the EU in Aarhus.

She may be very clear in a hard-hitting speech about Denmark’s priorities with safety, supporting Ukraine, and migration.

“The task ahead of us is crystal clear. We have to steer Europe safely through one of the most challenging times in our history,” she declares.

She warns that “Russia has brought war back to our continent,” and with different challenges in geopolitcs, migration, local weather change and rising world competitors “there is one answer: a stronger Europe.”

Frederiksen highlights the necessity for “a much stronger European defence” and requires additional assist for Ukraine.

“Ukraine is fighting for all of us. I see no sign that Putin wants peace, and I do not trust for a second that Putin intends to stop with Ukraine,” she warns, calling for additional sanctions on Russia.

She pointedly welcomes Zelenskyy in Aarhus, stating “our European family would not be complete without his presence.”

She then turns to migration, declaring “the current asylum system is broken,” as she warns “cynical smugglers have the power to decide who can enter Europe and who cannot.”

“Meanwhile, we see the consequences of uncontrolled migration in our societies. We need, of course, to be in control of our own borders, who can enter and stay in our countries? That needs to be a democratic decision,” she says.

She additionally pointedly provides that “people come from coming outside who commit serious crimes and do not respect our value and way of life, I don’t think they have a place in Europe, and they should be expelled.”

“We need new solutions that will lower the influx of migrants to Europe,” she says.

And similar to that:

In a short social media replace simply now, Zelenskyy mentioned his go to to Denmark “begins with an important step for our defence” with a brand new deal on drone manufacturing with a US firm, Swift Beat.

“It foresees hundreds of thousands of drones [to be produced] this year alone, with the potential to significantly scale up production in the coming year,” he mentioned.

“Today, we will continue our work in Denmark, and on new agreements of this kind – focused on joint production, joint development, and joint defence,” he mentioned.

As we hope to listen to from Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy throughout his go to in Denmark in some unspecified time in the future right now, the Monetary Occasions newspaper simply reported (£) that he’s anticipated to speak with US president Donald Trump tomorrow to debate the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries to Kyiv.

The paper mentioned Ukraine was “caught off guard” by the choice, which was not communicated regardless of the pair assembly days earlier than in the course of the Nato summit within the Netherlands.

Ukrainian officers have been reportedly rising “alarmed by the pause in deliveries of weapons including some now being held in Poland while Russia intensifies a summer offensive that involved its largest aerial attack of the war last weekend.”

However US officers downplayed the White Home announcement, saying President Donald Trump nonetheless had “robust” choices for navy help to Kyiv.

Earlier right now, Russian deputy navy chief Mikhail Gudkov was killed in a Ukrainian strike within the Kursk area (11:39), whereas a Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian metropolis of Odesa killed two individuals.

In the meantime in Spain, the Spanish media are revealing extra disturbing particulars concerning the so-called “sixth-generation” wildfire that claimed two lives in Torrefeta i Florejacs (Lleida).

El País reported that the 2 victims, aged 32 and 45, have been trapped by the quickly and unpredictably spreading fireplace, which consumed over 5,500 hectares of largely agricultural land. Each died of smoke inhalation, it was reported.

Native authorities introduced two days of mourning in response to the occasion, the paper mentioned.

in Rome

The fierce warmth that has engulfed Italy for greater than every week is linked to at the least 5 deaths, with two individuals, aged 75 and 60, dying on seashores in Sardinia.

Temperatures on the island, the place wild fires have been raging, have eclipsed 40C in current day.

In Genoa, an 85-year-old man died of coronary heart failure in a hospital emergency unit after being taken there for therapy for dehydration.

The three fatalities on Wednesday comply with the deaths of a 47-year-old building employee close to Bologna on Monday and a 53-year-old lady, who died after fainting whereas strolling alongside a avenue in Palermo.

Italy’s well being ministry has positioned 18 main cities on most ‘red’ alert for warmth on Thursday, together with Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Genoa and Palermo, which means the warmth is so intense that it poses a threat for younger and wholesome individuals too.

A measure halting outside work, for instance on building websites and farms, in the course of the hottest a part of the day has taken impact nationally, though it isn’t an obligation and so many are persevering with to work their regular hours.