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As far as I know, President Trump has not made any decisions or announced any actions related to Ukraine. I would ask you to be very careful with this information when using the information that one of President Trump's advisers has proposed this or that decision. In my opinion, there is still a discussion going on,
Kosiniak-Kamysz said at a press conference when asked about the WSJ report We are ready to cooperate, we are waiting, but today I ask everyone to abstain [from any speculations in this regard]. Let's stick to declarations, proposals, what's on the table, but not speculation. Especially on such a sensitive topic as the war in Ukraine."
Quote from Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz And we are implementing this by spending 4.7% of [our] GDP on defence, building the third-largest army in NATO at the moment, right after the United States and Türkiye and increasing our operational forces. These are our tasks today, and if we fulfil them, I think our voice will be important in our contacts with the Trump administration, including on the Ukraine issue. And this is the raison d'être of Poland, this is our strategy."
Quote from Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Is it realistic to expect a complete victory for Ukraine, the complete ejection of Russia from Ukrainian territory? And if it’s not, you know, it may suit our vanity in the West to say ‘plucky Ukrainians’, [but] it’s not our children who are dying,
the former chancellor said If there is no political pressure, if there are no decisions, North Korea will increase the number of its soldiers,
He [Trump] wants this war to be finished,
Zelensky continued, acknowledging [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 I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as president of the United States of America.”
Speaking at the Valdai discussion club in Sochi on Thursday, he said I do not know what is going to happen now. I have no clue."
The 72-year-old Kremlin chief gave just one note of caution He behaved, in my opinion, in a very correct way, courageously, like a real man."
What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to bring about the end of the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion this deserves attention at least."
Referring to Trump's remarks during the election campaign about Ukraine and Russia, he said 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 But that is not a negotiation that President Zelenskyy has been interested in nor should it be,
That has been our policy – our longstanding policy that it is up for President Zelenskyy to decide when it’s time for negotiations. It’s not something that it is appropriate for us or for any other country to push him into,
But as always – and you can just look at the statements that he continues to make – we have seen no indication from Vladimir Putin that he is willing to drop his demand to continue to gobble up Ukrainian territory,
This would be a capitulation to Putin rewarding him for his war crimes
Reacting to the Trump peace plan for Ukraine, former British Army commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon said Any forced peace that would give Russia a veneer of winning territory would potentially stimulate World War Three.
Former UK military intelligence officer Philip Ingram added
