Patrick Wintour (@patrickwintour)

Much as @araghci may be interested in the Cypriot foreign minister's views on "current regional developments", I suspect he may also have found time to discuss the UK military bases in Cyprus and the range of Iran's missiles.

Constantinos Kombos Verified account @ckombos 4d

Had a telephone conversation with Iran’s FM @araghchi on current regional developments, focusing on the need for de-escalation and restraint.

Crucial to continue efforts for constructive dialogue through diplomacy to promote peace and stability in the region.

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Patrick Wintour @patrickwintour 4d

“Everyone’s going to be thrilled” says Donald Trump.
An unelected official likely to face a Congressional corruption investigation has prepared with Russia a new security architecture for Europe. He has kindly widened the circle of those involved to include Europe.

Given Trump’s approach to Russia - let’s make a big beautiful deal - it looks as if Trump would be prepared to put NATO's military presence in Eastern Europe on the negotiating table as part of a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Russia has demanded restrictions on NATO's military presence in Central and Eastern Europe for years. That people like Witkoff and Kushner are so willing to hold these discussions is alarming.
Ps Yesterday, Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund arrived at the White House for a reception hosted by Melania Trump. He brought a woman for whom the ICC has an arrest warrant out. It turns out Dmitriev later met her husband, the US president, too.

“It’s going to be a big agreement, and it’s going to involve more than Ukraine,” Trump told reporters. “I could even say it might involve all of Europe. It’s going to be a big, beautiful agreement. Everyone's going to be thrilled.”
Not sure Trump is that bothered by what just happened to the Republican Party.

Jared Kushner Verified account @jaredkushner 4d

President Trump today advanced an important discussion with several European leaders about the need for a broader European security architecture that can help establish the conditions for lasting peace.

Building on his leadership and the substantive work undertaken this week in Brussels with Ukraine, NATO, and our European partners, @SEPeaceMissions and I wanted to share some of the objectives guiding our ongoing discussions.

For more than 30 years, Europe and Russia have struggled to establish a sustainable security framework. Decades of mistrust, competing security concerns, and the devastating consequences of this war make this an extraordinarily difficult challenge, but one that is essential to lasting peace.

Our objective is to develop practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment.

We are exploring five principal goals: permanent security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and an enduring framework for long-term European security and stability.

Any arrangements must fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independent decision-making of every nation. Each country will retain authority over its own security and alliances, and no country would have a veto over another’s sovereign choices. NATO will remain central to European collective defense, and this initiative would build upon existing institutions and commitments.

We will continue consultations through the Shell Bay format with Ukraine, NATO, the EU, and our European partners, expanding engagement to ensure that all relevant perspectives and ideas are considered. We will also engage Russia as part of the peace negotiations.

Next week in Abu Dhabi, the United States will convene the first trilateral peace discussions with Ukraine and Russia since February. All parties remain intensely engaged in preparing for substantive and productive negotiations. We will consult closely with our European partners on the sidelines and, if progress is made, aim to move toward a broader multilateral format with their direct participation.

These ideas continue to evolve, and we welcome thoughtful input. Creating the right structure will be critical to ending this war and transitioning from conflict toward conditions that make possible a durable peace.

This is difficult, detailed work. There are no easy solutions. But the opportunity to help end this devastating war and build a foundation for a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous Europe for generations to come makes it a challenge well worth undertaking.

We will see how these discussions develop and continue working intensively with all parties toward President Trump’s objective of a comprehensive and lasting peace.
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Patrick Wintour @patrickwintour 4d

Prime minister Andy Burnham has said that the “world has an opportunity now” to focus on resolving the Iran war and easing the cost of living, following the midterm elections.
“That’s what the voters, in my view, are saying in the United States,” the Labour leader said.

J.J. McCubbin Verified account @JJ_McCubbin29 5d

Not to mention, an RC-135U recently flew out of the US and is on its way to the Middle East. It's currently in the UK. The last three times this plane entered the Middle East were during Midnight Hammer, at the end of February this year, at the start of Epic Fury, and then again in July during Operation Freedom. Now it's headed over again…
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Patrick Wintour @patrickwintour 5d

Vance names the four demands voters had of Republicans.
1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel.
He said "The reason we lost is the war. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest".

Patrick Wintour @patrickwintour 5d

Important debate ahead….

Ruth Deyermond @ruth_deyermond 5d

There will now be a temptation in many parts of Europe, including the UK, to think that things will eventually go back to normal with the US and that Europe can stop its reluctant shift towards strategic autonomy. That would be a serious mistake.
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