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Speak softly and carry a big stick – you will go far.”
In an earlier age, US president Theodore Roosevelt wisely advised When there is a war, there cannot be democratic elections... When there is a war, it is difficult to investigate where a huge part of the funding given to Ukraine ended up,
No one is disputing that Russia's use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law. However, Russia had serious security reasons for doing so, because it has long been misled on the issue of NATO enlargement,
he said, effectively justifying Moscow's actions However, Europe should in any case help the US president to end the senseless killings in Ukraine as quickly as possible and not hinder him from achieving this goal,
The troops of Nato countries [in Ukraine] under a foreign flag – an EU flag or any national flag … is unacceptable.”
After talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov made clear the Russian position Trump has conceded upfront and ahead of any talks with Ukraine what could have been part of a more balanced deal in the end,
Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, said in a note Thursday Washington has signaled willingness to consider several Russian demands that undermine Ukraine's long-term security, while the bilateral format and thawing U.S.-Russia ties raise concerns about a ceasefire deal that may be highly unfavorable for Ukraine. Trump's criticism towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is driving anti-American sentiment in Ukraine and heating up Transatlantic tensions,
he said in emailed comments The first U.S.-Russia ceasefire talks [this week] on Ukraine offered little cause for optimism for Kyiv,
Andrius Tursa, central and Eastern Europe advisor at risk consultancy Teneo, said in a note Thursday On the American side, there were entirely different people who were open to the negotiation process without any bias, without any prejudice to what was done in the past,
he said in comments translated by NBC News For all that is publicly known, Russia has not made any concessions in return. This can only embolden Russia to push for more. To add insult to injury, Trump has questioned the legitimacy of democratically elected Zelensky and blamed Ukraine for not giving in to Putin's maximalist demands years ago,
This should be not only our goal, but a shared one with our partners. Especially as we approach the third anniversary of the beginning of this war – a war that we in Ukraine have wanted to end from the very first second. I am confident that we will end it, and with lasting peace. And in such a way that Russia will never be able to invade Ukraine again, that Ukrainians will return from Russian captivity, and that Ukraine will have a future,
There are many patriots among us - we're descendants of the Cossacks,
said "Alladin", who was training the troops Maybe they decided something over there - but that's their opinion,
the 21-year-old, whose call sign means "spring", told Reuters at a training base in southeastern Ukraine You can't be betrayed by a person you didn't expect anything from."
In any case, he had not placed high hopes in U.S. President Donald Trump standing up for Ukraine I don’t think that this ‘peace process’ is for Ukrainians’ sake. It is laughable that they pretend it is,
said Iryna, 26, a lawyer from Kyiv There is only one problem: insufficient and untimely military assistance from allies, including the United States,
said Serhii, a 50-year-old accountant Ukraine will have to keep fighting – deal or no deal,
said Katarina, 37, an interior designer and architect who left Kyiv when the war began and now lives in a small village in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital I feel that Trump wants to become a hero, to be the next Reagan, who warmed relations with the USSR which later led to its dissolution and an American win in the cold war,
It is not uncommon to not invite weaker parties to the table during diplomacy talks,
I had hoped that we could put an end to the bloodshed, negotiate a fair deal for Ukraine, get some real security guarantees,
