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Now, he wants to end the war. He’s not looking for just like a pause. He’s looking for it to end and it’s going to be hard and it’s going to have to move in stages."
Quote from Rubio on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
That’s going to have to be the Europeans who have to be willing to step up and do that and – but there’s a lot of sensitive issues to talk about: territorial claims, arms control and things of that nature, language and cultural matters, all that is going to have to be worked through,
Rubio saidThat’s not been agreed to, not even negotiated, but I’m just saying that – and then opening things like aid corridors and ensuring that both sides aren’t targeting energy infrastructure. So we’ll see how that plays out,
the secretary of state saidI think that’s the way it’s going to have to be,
Trump said of barring Ukraine from the alliance that would serve as the strongest guarantor of its future security
When America and India work together, ... it becomes MEGA, a mega partnership for prosperity.”
he went on, combining MAGA and MIGA
I believe that's the reason the war started, because [predecessor President Joe] Biden went out and said that they could join NATO,
said Trump of Russia's February 2022 invasion
We will do our best to keep contributing to Ukraine's agriculture and to play a major role in the long-term development of the country's farming industry,
Daedong Vice President Lee Jong-sun said last month
I think we're on the way to getting peace. I think President Putin wants peace, President Zelenskyy wants peace, and I want peace. I just want to see people stop getting killed,
he told reporters at the White HouseThis is fantastic news for Ukraine and its construction and road equipment market,
former Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Yaroslav Demchenkov wrote on social media, posting photos of the office's opening ceremonyMachinery is already in high demand, and as soon as the war ends and large-scale sustainable reconstruction begins, the need for advanced equipment will only grow,
he addedHe (Putin) sees it as a window of opportunity that needs to be used and to get as much as possible,
Stanovaya said
Of course, the Kremlin hopes that, with the help of Trump, the West will change so much that it can welcome Putin again,
Kalachev saidThere is a lot of euphoria and emotion in Russia now because it looks as if Putin already won, Trump legitimised him as a respected partner and Ukraine lost,
analyst Konstantin Kalachev told AFPTrump is not a panacea for Putin. In his military logic, he thinks he can achieve his goals in Ukraine without Trump,
Stanovaya said
It shows the abnormality of those years that we went through under the Biden administration,
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ThursdayNegotiations are only just starting. We don't know what Trump plan looks like,
Kalachev saidPutin's patience has paid off,
Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya saidThese three years were a serious challenge for all of us and for me,
the 71-year-old said in December, referring to the Ukraine conflict in generalHe (Putin) has not changed his position: Ukraine should become a friendly country to Russia, with ironclad guarantees,
she addedNo, I haven't committed to going to Ukraine,
he answered when asked if he'd make the voyage to Kyiv