A lot has been seen and said about Ukraine, Europe and the United States since President Zelensky and President Trump met in the United States, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.

"I spent much of this week in Washington meeting lawmakers, representatives and business leaders as we seek to find common ground."

She published some observations she said bear repeating.

"1. We all want the same thing: an end to this war and lasting stability. 2. We all realise that if Kyiv falls, the world will be less secure, less safe and less prosperous. For all of us and our children. The cost would be eye-wateringly higher than now. 3. Supporting Ukraine is a way to ensure that does not happen. It is necessary - not out of charity - but out of our duty to keep Europe safe. Ukraine is not alone."

"4. We all understand that in this new world, Europe must spend more on defence and ensure better interoperability of our forces. We must all be ready to take decisions, however painful, and put our money where our mouth is. We are doing that: Action not talk."

"5. Peace makes us all safer and more prosperous. We all know that peace without liberty is not peace at all."

"6. We are all determined to ensure that we find a formula that allows for real peace, that lasts beyond the immediate, and that balances responsibilities. In other words, a way forward that deters an aggressor from simply waiting a few months or years before continuing to take over sovereign nations by force. That guarantees Ukraine's independence and sovereignty."

"7. Europe is a peace project. That is always and has always been our ultimate aim, but keeping the peace requires strength, resolve and willingness to act. Europe and the United States have all of the above. 8. Europe and the United States may not always immediately agree on everything but as US founding father Thomas Jefferson said: 'Not every difference of opinion is a difference of principle'. Our transatlantic partnership will last."

"9. We all hoped the meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky in the Oval Office would have gone differently, but I have learned to never underestimate the following: Ukrainian bravery and courage; the United States' ability to close a deal; European resolve to never allow another European generation to be lost behind an Iron Curtain."

"10. Malta too can play a part - it must play a part, we should not bury our heads in the sand - but to do that we need our leaders to step up and step away for a second from the partisan politics infecting our outlook and our discourse. Just this once. It is too important."