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Ukraine has its internationally recognized borders,
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said It's really laughable to see them referring to their constitution" to justify the annexations
I don't know if Trump managed to persuade them to move towards peace and peace talks during his talks with Macron and Starmer, but you can see that they are taking a very aggressive stance on the war between Russia and Ukraine,
The territories which have become subjects of the Russian Federation, which are inscribed in our country’s constitution, are an inseparable part of our country,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters This is undeniable and non-negotiable,
he said in a phone briefing attended by AFP Tell Trump and [U.S. national security advisor Michael] Waltz that it's not Ukraine that owes something to the U.S, but the U.S. owes Ukraine for not fulfilling the agreements of the Budapest Memorandum."
Volodymyr, an instructor in electronic warfare with Ukraine's Armed Forces, told Euromaiden Press If Trump needs our minerals, let him take them if he provides us with F-35s. That would be enough to reclaim Donbas, hypothetically."
Ivan, a soldier in Ukraine's National Guard, told Euromaiden Press The first contacts with the new U.S. administration give some hope. There is a mutual desire to work on restoring relations,
Putin said at a meeting of the FSB security agency No one expects solutions to come easily and quickly. The problem at hand is too complex and neglected. But with the two countries' political will, with a willingness to hear and listen to each other, I think we will be able to get through this working process,
We, the Europeans, have a lot in our hands to put pressure on Russia in the negotiations,
You try and take it away, right? We're going to do the best we can. We're going to do the best we can to make the best deal we can for both sides. But for Ukraine, we're going to try very hard to make a good deal so that they can get as much back as possible. We want to get as much back as possible."
When asked whether Russia retaining occupied territories would send a dangerous message, Trump responded I had a productive meeting with @SPE_Kellogg--a good discussion, many important details. I am grateful to the United States for all the assistance and bipartisan support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. It's important for us--and for the entire free world--that American strength is felt. We had a detailed conversation about the battlefield situation, how to return our prisoners of war, and effective security guarantees."
In a post on X, Zelenskyy stated I don't want to tell right now. But I can tell you that NATO, you can forget about. That's been, I think that's probably the reason the whole thing started."
When asked about the concessions he had in mind, Trump said From the very first second of this war, Ukraine has sought peace. We must and can ensure that peace is strong and lasting--so that Russia can never return with war. Ukraine is ready for a strong, effective investment and security agreement with the President of the United States. We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7. Success unites us all. Strong Ukraine-US relations benefit the entire world. I thank General Kellogg for the joint work to achieve important results."
He's a very smart guy. He's a very cunning person. But I've dealt with some really bad people. But I will tell you, as far as this is concerned, you have to understand, in my opinion, he had no intention of settling this war. I think he wanted the whole thing,
We're doing very well with Russia-Ukraine. President Zelenskyy is going to be coming on Friday. It's now confirmed. And we're going to be signing an agreement, which will be a very big agreement. And I want to thank Howard and Scott for the job you guys did in putting it together. Really did an amazing job. And that'll be on rare earth and other things,
I've had very good conversations with President Putin. I had very good conversations with President Zelenskyy. And until four weeks ago, nobody had conversations with anybody. It was not even a consideration. Nobody thought you could make peace,
The Ukrainians are good fighters, I have to say, but without the equipment, without our equipment – we have the best military equipment in the world – without our equipment, that would have been over very quickly,
NATO, you can forget about it,
Putin's claims that Zelensky is unpopular and harmful to Ukraine are attempts to drive a wedge between the legitimate government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian military and population,
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