We have to bring an end to the conflict. President Trump is exactly right. It's time for it to end, and he (Trump) is the brute force, I think, that can make that happen."
I mean, what Trump's trying to do is... put the conditions in place for that real negotiation, negotiation to happen and we've got to allow him to do what he does,
There's no appetite for that,
We have to bring (the war) to an end. And I can tell you that our European allies understand the necessity as well. It's (dragged) on too long,
Hopefully this is the moment when Europe finally gets its act together, because it's clear that there is not a lot going on strategically in the US,
Now, it seems that the fire has really been lit,
While Trump may be erratic and chaotic in how he is rolling out his agendas, at the strategic level he is doing pretty much exactly what he promised,
If we are talking about peacekeepers, then we are walking into the Russian trap because they don't want peace,
His approach to the war in Ukraine, as so brutally elaborated in recent days, is entirely consistent with his past behaviors and pronouncements,
Despite the endless talk of wake-up calls, we haven't seen most of our [European] leaders being serious about doing something about it,
It’s important for us—and for the entire free world—that American strength is felt,
This is a common-sense plan. They may not like it but we're going to drive it forward and everybody will stop squawking when the fighting ends,
There's obviously a lot of frustration here,
This causes concern for us, because we're talking about sending military contingents - about the
They [the Trump administration] talk about the need to establish peace as soon as possible and do it through negotiations,
We have also already mentioned that this position is more favorable to us than the previous administration and that here we absolutely agree with the American administration,
It was decided to start resuming Russian-American dialogue on all parameters,
I affirmed Ukraine's willingness to achieve peace through strength and our vision for the necessary steps."
With all due respect to President Donald Trump, as leader of a nation we respect greatly . . . he is living in this disinformation space.”
We stand with Ukraine, and our belief in that our support for Ukraine is unshakeable,