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On the military front and the intelligence front, the pause that allowed that to happen will go away, and I think we'll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have,
Mr Ratcliffe said
Of course, Trump wants fast actions and activities. Having observed his strategies, we can see that his style of doing politics is to dominate the information and diplomatic fields,
Mr Podolyak addsIf war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end.”
The Chinese embassy in Washington, in a post on X, said
We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,
Mr Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz saidThere were some ambiguities regarding the interpretation of the war both from the United States and Ukraine sides that didn’t allow us to achieve synchronised constructive negotiation positions on the war, Russia, Russian motives and so on,
he saidI think if we can nail down these negotiations and move towards these negotiations and, in fact, put some confidence building measures on the table, then the president will take a hard look at lifting this pause,
he saidI’ve always been clear that we need to ensure that the US, the UK, Europe and Ukraine are working together, but we must not choose between the US and Europe – we never have historically, and we’re not going to do so now,
he saidWe will continue to work with the U.S. through all available channels in a calm manner,
Shmyhal said
Yes, it is betrayal, let's call it like it is,
said lawyer Olena Bilova, 47, in KyivSuspending aid during a war to a country under attack means abandoning the country under attack and accepting or hoping that the aggressor will win,
he said during a parliamentary debateWe do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence,
Zelenskyy wroteUkraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,
Trump said in an address to Congress on Tuesday while quoting from the letterThere is no signing planned,
But later on Tuesday U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News ... according to a post on X by a Fox reporterI appreciate that he sent this letter … Simultaneously, we’ve had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace. Wouldn’t that be beautiful?”
In a speech to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump called the letter “important” and said
Donald Trump might be surprised to find that when he pulls the levers they have little impact,
they addedWe’re already talking about confidence-building measures that we’ll then take to the Russians and test that side.”
He saidWe need satellite data to carry out deep strikes. It enables us to identify [Russian] targets and to guide our drones,
he saidNow every day there is some bad news for Ukraine from the US. And so far, there is no bad news for Russia, but the opposite,
she said