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There is no military solution to this conflict,
We hope that they’ll say yes, that they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
I’ll talk to Vladimir Putin, I want to get – look, that’s the other, it takes two to tango, as they say, right?”
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,
Rubio told reporters, referring to US President Donald Trump We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities,
Reuters quoted Rubio as saying during a stop in Ireland after US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia Every day that goes by, this war continues, people die, people are bombed, people are hurt on both sides of this conflict,
Today, we've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable,
We are at a decisive moment for the future of Ukraine and for the security of Europe
Speaking ahead of the meeting with Europe's top defence spenders (E5), Healey said Ukraine is ready to accept this proposal—we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it,
Russia is advancing, and therefore it will be different with Russia,
Kosachev said in a post to messaging app Telegram Russian forces continue to make confirmed advances in Kursk Oblast and have likely begun attacking Sudzha,
the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said on Tuesday It is now for Russia to show its willingness to achieve peace."
European officials cautiously backed the announcement, but the European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a statement President Trump has utilized the talents of multiple senior administration officials to assist in bringing the war in Ukraine to a peaceful resolution. Gen. Kellogg remains a valued part of the team, especially as it relates to talks with our European allies."
White House national security spokesperson, James Hewitt, told the outlet Kellogg's role is very much in question,
an anonymous Trump administration official told Politico's NatSec Daily newsletter Any agreement ... Victory will be ours."
I have no hope that the U.S.A. has not completely shifted to Russia’s side,
said Yulia Podkydysheva, a hospice worker reached by phone in Chernivtsi, in western Ukraine I will only say that there is no better reward for such a crazy day than to learn, while already sitting on the plane, a short dry confirmation
that military aid had restarted, Gosha Tykhyi, a spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign minister, wrote on social media after talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia In my opinion, it will be like before when they introduced the cease-fire,
said Oleksandr Kovinko, a soldier fighting in eastern Ukraine I would like to thank President Trump for the constructive nature of the dialogue between our teams,
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in his nightly address to the nation — seemingly taking care to publicly express gratitude after he was accused of not being appreciative enough during a disastrous Oval Office meeting last month with the American president that led to the suspension of U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing It is in these last hours of the endgame, when fatigue is already showing, that a way out of the impasse and even difficult compromises suddenly become possible,