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The efforts of some Western countries, led by the United States, to end the war in Ukraine will accelerate the resolution of this conflict,
he said according to the Anadolu Agency in comments also picked up by Russian state media European leaders should prepare for a more unpredictable and potentially less supportive U.S. stance under a Trump administration,
Edgar Bellow, geopolitics professor at NEOMA Business School in Reims, France told Newsweek Of course it was a kind of exaggeration when he said he would do it overnight,
Peskov said, referring to Trump's claim, according to Russian state media If there is no political pressure, if there are no decisions, North Korea will increase the number of its soldiers,
[A] ceasefire was tried back in 2014 ... and we lost Crimea."
Recalling a failed 2014 ceasefire with Russia that led to Crimea's annexation and set the stage for further conflict, Zelensky stated The immediate crisis within Europe will be how to continue diplomatic, military and humanitarian support to Ukraine without the US
Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, added We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European... and we are not paying for it
one source is quoted as saying We are determined to create conditions for a long-term settlement so that Ukraine is an independent, sovereign state, and not an instrument in the hands of third countries, and not used in their interests,
The borders of Ukraine should be in accordance with the sovereign decisions of people who live in certain territories and which we call our historical territories."
Asked about the future borders of Ukraine, Putin said The Ukrainian president maintains intense contacts with Trump and his team. [The] presidents had a good meeting in New York [Sept. 27], where it was important to lay out Ukraine’s vision,
We cannot know for sure what the new administration’s policy will be regarding the war … Of course, [Trump’s previously stated] promise to end the war in 24 hours is alarming, because [that] is hardly possible under conditions that would guarantee lasting peace in Europe and not destroy Ukraine,
said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s EU integration committee, in a post on Facebook Whether it fully correlates with what they said during the campaign is hard for us to say. But … what is declared during the elections does not always correspond to what will be implemented after them,
Dmytro Razumkov, an independent Ukrainian MP and Zelenskyy’s 2019 presidential campaign manager, told POLITICO We think that ensuring a fair and just peace for Ukraine is in America’s best interests. This war is so much larger than just Ukraine. Supporting Ukraine is not charity, it is a very profitable investment in security for our partners,
In order for these conditions to be based on things that are important to us, all networks of interaction with both political forces of the USA must be used, despite the comprehensive victory of the Republicans. Ukrainian diplomacy at all levels should finally turn off emotions and find clear pragmatic arguments for both American politicians and ordinary Americans,
Klympush-Tsintsadze added It was extremely important for us in Ukraine and for all of Europe to consistently hear the words of [Trump in his first term as president] about peace through strength. And if this becomes the policy principle of [the incoming Trump presidency], America and the whole world will undoubtedly benefit from it,
Zelenskyy said in a Wednesday evening address Many of our partners need to be reminded what preceded Russia’s full-scale aggression — an ultimatum for NATO to roll back to its 1997 borders. Many times in the past, we have seen partners ignoring Ukraine’s warnings. In the end we have been proven right,
It is not without reason that [former U.S. President] Ronald Reagan is mentioned so often these days — people want confidence, they want freedom, a normal life. And for us, this means a life free from Russian aggression, and with a strong America, with a strong Ukraine, with strong allies,
We have been very rational since the very beginning. Ukraine and President Zelenskyy aim at achieving results and deals, really anticipating cooperation with the Trump administration when they [take] office,
We must be preparing for any decision. We want a fair end to the war. I am sure that the imminent end of the war means losses."
If there is no neutrality, it is difficult to imagine the existence of any good-neighborly relations between Russia and Ukraine,
