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We'll have to wait and see what President Trump really proposes… but if the reports of his call with (Vladimir) Putin last week are right then President Trump is exactly right to warn Putin against escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
Mr Healey told BBC Breakfast As far as President Trump goes, he recognises that countries get security through strength, just as alliances like Nato do, and I expect the US to remain alongside allies like the UK, standing with Ukraine for as long as it takes to prevail over Putin's invasion.
No, I don't. The US alongside the UK have been two of the leading countries that have been standing by Ukraine, supporting Ukraine, our determination to do so is just as strong.
Asked whether Ukraine's safety had diminished since Mr Trump's election win, Mr Healey told Sky News I will have the deal done in one day. One day,
Every time he comes to our country, he walks away with $60 billion,
He just left four days ago with $60 billion, and he gets home, and he announces that he needs another $60 billion. It never ends,
I would tell Zelenskyy, no more. You got to make a deal. I would tell Putin, if you don't make a deal, we're going to give him a lot. We're going to give more than they ever got if we have to,
This is an agreement we have made with the US. It is in our mutual interest. So I want to accept it,
My principle is always, if I may say so casually: You dance with those who are in the room. And that also applies to the future president of the US,
I don't comment on tech billionaires,
Olaf is a fool."
Musk had written in German on the social media platform X, which he owns The signals are positive... At least he's talking about peace, and not about confrontation."
The Russian government has given a cautious but mostly positive response to Trump's return, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Sunday POV (point of view): You're 38 days from losing your allowance."
Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., shared a clip Saturday on Instagram which showed Zelensky standing next to the president-elect with a caption reading President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the Congress and to the incoming administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine, that walking away from Ukraine means more instability in Europe,
Sullivan told CBS News' Face the Nation show The American people want sovereignty protected here in America before we spend our funds and resources protecting the sovereignty of another nation,
I'm not here to put forward a specific legislative proposal. President Biden will make the case that we do need ongoing resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term,
Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance of the alleged call are false. Subsequently, Ukraine could not have endorsed or opposed the call."
We do not comment on private calls between President Trump and other world leaders,
Trump communication’s director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement President Trump won a historic election decisively and leaders from around the world know America will return to prominence on the world stage. That is why leaders have begun the process of developing stronger relationships with the 45th and 47th president because he represents global peace and stability.”
In a statement to the outlet, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said When Zelenskyy says we will only stop this fighting, there will only be peace, once Crimea is returned, we’ve got news for President Zelenskyy: Crimea is gone,
