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Can I start where Emmanuel started, which is we all want peace
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The war in Ukraine has had a huge impact, particularly on the Ukrainians who've borne the brunt of it
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but it's also had an impact on Europe and on the United Kingdom
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There's not a family or community that hasn't been affected. And when we talk about security, we're talking about the security not just of Ukraine
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we're talking about the security of Europe and the United Kingdom as well, which is why this is such an important issue
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I think this is such an important meeting. As a group, I think we've had a discussion on the phone a number of times, Mr President, but be able now to be around the table to take it forward
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And I really feel that we can, I think, with the right approach this afternoon, make real progress, particularly on the security guarantees
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And your indication of security guarantees, of some sort of Article 5 style guarantees, fits with what we've been doing with the Coalition of the Willing
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which we started some months ago, bringing countries together and showing that we were prepared to step up to the plate when it came to security
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With you coming alongside the US, alongside what we've already developed, I think we could take a really important step forward today
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A historic step, actually, could come out of this meeting in terms of security for Ukraine and security in Europe
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I also feel that we can make real progress towards a just and lasting outcome
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Obviously, that has to involve Ukraine. And a trilateral meeting seems the sensible next step
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So thank you for being prepared to take that forward because I think if we can ensure that that is the progress out of this meeting both security guarantees and some sort of progress on trilateral meeting of some sort
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to bring some of the difficult issues to a head, then I think today will be seen as a
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very important day in recent years in relation to a conflict which has gone on for three
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and a bit years and so far nobody has been able to bring it to this point
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But thank you for that. Well, thank you very much. And, you know, it's very interesting because this is the first for the White House
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You can't say that very often. It's seen a lot over the years, since 1800, 1799, to be almost exact
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But this is the first where we've had so many prime ministers, presidents, the heads of European nations
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And, by the way, Alex, I'd like you to say a couple of words, too. You're a young, powerful man
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before I finish up, I want you to say a couple of words. Go ahead
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I'll take the notion of youth back to my wife and try to convince her
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Thank you very much, Mr. President. I think in the past two weeks
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we've probably had more progress in ending this war than we have in the past three and a half years
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And I think the fact that we're around this table today is very much symbolic in the sense
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that it's Team Europe and Team United States helping Ukraine. And the progress that we're looking out of this meeting
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is about the security guarantees, which are a big part of this
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And then, of course, moving towards a process with a trilateral meeting with you
