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The big difference is that the French arsenal is sovereign – i.e. developed entirely by France – whereas the UK relies on US technical input.

Republicans erupted in laughter, because, you know, hearing a supposed leader of the free world threatening a sovereign nation’s land is so funny.

Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister Lejone Mpotjoane said it was "shocking" to hear a head of state "refer to another sovereign state in that manner".

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted on X that a "sovereign, pro-Western" Ukraine made his country "stronger and safer", adding: "Whoever questions this obvious truth contributes to Putin's triumph."

This is a case of full-blown invasion by one sovereign nation of another.