Are we too British for Broadway?”
American audiences are quick and sophisticated, but they also love the dumb stuff, like the slapstick,
Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,
As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,
We are ready to help bring an end to this war in a just and permanent way that allows Ukraine to enjoy its freedom,
We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
What I have to do is build a strong country,
This is an important moment for peace in Ukraine and we now all need to redouble our efforts to get to a lasting and secure peace as soon as possible
Russia is open for peace efforts, for peace settlement around Ukraine, and we actually prefer to reach our goals through peaceful and diplomatic means."
And now it'll be up to them to say yes or no,
As a result of that, and I think as a result of this positive step forward, the president has decidedd to lift the pause on our security assistance to Ukraine going forward, and that's effective immediately,
Ukraine wants to stop shooting."
We hope the Russians answer to that,
The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine,
Who can believe that the Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?”
Washington has become Nero’s court,
I would see perhaps 15,000 to 20,000 European troops, enough to deter, but not so large as to be seen by Moscow as a NATO battle corps,
We were at war with a dictator,
We’ll make a deal, and when the deal is made, I don’t think we talk about security,