Quotes
I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations."
The president of Ukraine will have to be chosen not in Lindsay Graham's home but in Ukraine,
To change me, it will not be easy because it is not enough to simply hold elections. You would need to prevent me from participating. And it will be a bit more difficult."
It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine,
wrote Murkowski, in some of the most critical comments of Trump from any prominent elected Republican over the war I’m clear in my mind he does want lasting peace, he does want an end to the fighting in Ukraine.
He is also backing up Zelensky, telling the BBC I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world."
A bad day for America's foreign policy. Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values. We should be clear that we stand for freedom."
Don Bacon of Nebraska said What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again. He either needs to resign or send somebody over that we can do business with, or he needs to change."
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Thank you for standing up for OUR COUNTRY and putting America first, President Trump and Vice President Vance!"
Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah said This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine,
America's leadership has switched sides in the war."
An editorial from one of Ukraine's most prominent online newspapers, The Kyiv Daily, said