Sir Ed Davey says the UK should only host a state visit with Donald Trump if he "delivers" on support for Ukraine. The Liberal Democrat leader adds the US president-elect "craves" a visit, but that he must bring "what we need first for Britain and Europe's defence and security". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This isn't just about economic security, it's about defending our democracy from the threat
00:06of Vladimir Putin and anyone else who would seek to trample on our sovereignty.
00:13With Trump coming into office, European nations must be ready to step up our support for Ukraine
00:19if America steps back.
00:21And at the same time, we must try and influence the Trump administration to do the right thing
00:27too.
00:29On defence, as on trade, we have no choice but to deal with the Donald.
00:35From a position of strength, not weakness, and with our eyes wide open to the kind of
00:40man he is.
00:42He's transactional, so let's treat him that way.
00:47The good news is, we have leverage.
00:51We have something Trump desperately wants – a state visit.
00:57The pageantry at Buckingham Palace.
00:59A banquet with the King.
01:02We all know he craves it.
01:04So I say we give it to him.
01:07But only if he delivers what we need first.
01:12For Britain and Europe's defence and security, and that is this.
01:17President Trump must sit down with President Zelensky and other European leaders in a summit
01:23convened by the UK.
01:25To agree how we collectively use the hundreds of billions of dollars, pounds and euros of
01:30frozen Russian assets to pay for the weapons Ukraine needs to win the war and beat Putin.