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Faced with speculation on what the position of a new American administration will be, I believe above all that we should not decide in advance,
Barrot said
Any deal, even the worst deal, would’ve been better than what we have right now,
Trump said in SeptemberThere's zero evidence that NATO chief Mark Rutte has said he'll kick US out of the alliance if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Russia. The quote leads to pro-Kremlin sites and channels on Telegram. Rutte actually said after 5 Nov election he is looking forward to working with Trump."
Olga Robinson, an assistant editor at BBC Verify, fact-checked the claims and wrote
I worked with him very well for four years. He is extremely clear about what he wants. He understands that you have to deal with each other to come to joint positions. And I think we can do that."
The NATO chief saidBreaking- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that 'If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance' Good luck with that."
One user, Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, a medical doctor, wrote.jpg)
I spoke with @realDonaldTrump to personally congratulate him on his remarkable election victory. I look forward to seeing him soon. We will work together to tackle the many security challenges we face."
After Trump's victory last week, Rutte wrote on XIf it's just fast, it means losses for Ukraine. I just don't yet understand how this could be in any other way. Maybe we do not know something, do not see,
Zelenskiy said
I hope the Biden administration will try to avoid this risk by accelerating the speed of (its) help,
the official saidThe mood in Ukraine is pretty bleak. You can see the increasing frustration in Zelenskiy's recent remarks,
a senior Kyiv-based diplomatic source saidThis winter is a critical point ... I hope the war is drawing to an end. Right now we will define the positions for both sides on negotiations, the starting positions,
the official told Reuters, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive security issuesWho is Biden now? He lost a lot of credibility. I hope he will be brave enough to do something. But I don't have big hopes. It would be great. We are very grateful for his help. He did a lot, much more than we expected,
the official saidPeople are very disappointed that behind the very strong words of the Biden administration the real steps were much weaker, especially over the last year,
he saidFacing the speculation on what could be the positions or initiatives of the new U.S administration, I think that we absolutely should not prejudge and we have to give it (the administration) time,
Jean-Noel Barrot told the Paris Peace ForumPresident Volodymr Zelenskiy has met President- elect Donald Trump numerous times and I don't doubt that a strong relationship will be established with the new administration...,
said BarrotUkraine, and beyond that the international community, would have too much to lose if Russia imposed the law of the strongest,
he said
We'll have to wait and see what President Trump really proposes… but if the reports of his call with (Vladimir) Putin last week are right then President Trump is exactly right to warn Putin against escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
Mr Healey told BBC Breakfast
As far as President Trump goes, he recognises that countries get security through strength, just as alliances like Nato do, and I expect the US to remain alongside allies like the UK, standing with Ukraine for as long as it takes to prevail over Putin's invasion.
He added
No, I don't. The US alongside the UK have been two of the leading countries that have been standing by Ukraine, supporting Ukraine, our determination to do so is just as strong.
Asked whether Ukraine's safety had diminished since Mr Trump's election win, Mr Healey told Sky NewsThe reality is, both Putin and Zelenskyy can no longer worry about what Biden might or might not like, or frankly, the entire administration, because they’re going to be gone in two and a half months,
said Daalder
If Trump, in fact, cuts off military aid to Ukraine, the current assistance package only runs to the end of this calendar year exactly, and the Ukrainians can’t fight adequately absent US military support,
said Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Centre for a New American Security, a thinktank