Why the US Is Falling Out with Europe

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In today’s episode, Keir Starmer says the UK is prepared to send peacekeepers to enforce a Ukraine peace deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Middle East, and Germany’s political leaders focus their fire on the far-right with less than a week to go until the country’s federal election.

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Sources:

✍️ JD Vance’s Speech at MSC

• https://www.ft.com/content/b91bb954-8786-49c8-b237-e47d860f844d
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/jd-vance-stuns-munich-conference-with-blistering-attack-on-europes-leaders
• https://www.youtube.com/live/pCOsgfINdKg?feature=shared 

✍️ Starmer Willing to Send Troops to Ukraine

• https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-uk-peace-keepers-ukraine-donald-trump/
• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/17/europe/europe-ukraine-summit-paris-trump-intl-hnk/index.html 

✍️ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Travels to the Middle East

• https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-ceasefire-thrown-into-further-doubt-as-marco-rubio-backs-benjamin-netanyahus-war-aims-13311022
• https://www.reuters.com/world/rubio-arrives-saudi-arabia-before-russia-talks-end-ukraine-war-2025-02-17/ 

✍️ Xi Jinping’s Business Meeting

• https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-attends-symposium-private-enterprises-delivers-speech-2025-02-17/
• https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/17/xi-jinping-meets-alibaba-jack-ma-and-chinese-tech-chiefs-amid-economic-slump 

✍️ Germany’s Upcoming Election

• https://www.ft.com/content/b5050f61-7070-4e41-a058-aaacb8d44ad5 

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