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It was a fruitful conversation, perhaps the most fruitful we have had, the mood was positive,
the Guardian reported
He (Putin) does not want us to have even one military (personnel) on the territory of the Kursk region. He does not want a ceasefire until our troops are out of the territory of the Kursk region. I am absolutely confident in that. He is amassing troops and wants to strike us, to put more pressure on us.”
He said
President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace."
White House statement
Now is the time for President Trump to push the Russian regime to honor the complete ceasefire, just as the U.S. has demanded from Ukraine."
Yuriy Boyechko, founder of the humanitarian organization Hope for Ukraine_(cropped).jpg)
State TV propagandists have surmised that a partial ceasefire was just Putin's way of throwing Trump a bone."
Russia watcher Julia DavisThe Berlin Wall is not an option, and so we will try to manage this issue,
he addedI told President Trump honestly: 'Do we want Berlin? Do we want many such cities?
the Ukrainian president said, referring to the division of Berlin during the Cold War
The issue of territory will be the most difficult,
Zelensky told reporters on Thursday of a potential ceasefire and peace dealBut the deal depends on both sides. If one side is positive and the other is not ready, it will be complicated. But then, at least, the US administration will see who is the ‘bad guy’, who is making the deal impossible, and this is surely not Ukraine,
the Lithuanian president said
Ukrainians are concerned because right after the Trump-Putin talks on a ceasefire, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine with 145 drones and ballistic missiles,
Beketova saidPutin's flattery, however, might get him closer to achieving through diplomacy what he fails to achieve militarily: controlling Ukraine's fate as a state and nation."
He addedIt's not a complete ceasefire, so people are still going to be fighting on the ground. It's just that the energy infrastructure is not going to be destroyed,
he told CNA’s Asia First
It's important that we're making progress towards a peace settlement, and it shows that the United States is going to be a pretty key player in shaping the form of the solution to this issue,
said Harold James, director of the contemporary European politics and society programme at Princeton UniversityPutin seems to want to delay any real ceasefire, any real peace talks because at the moment, the Russians, militarily, have the upper hand, but not by a huge way,
said LarresTrump seems to be impatient, and he doesn't seem to be a very patient negotiator who takes his time,
said Larres,I don't think it's implausible at all. We very often have plants in many countries that are operated by foreign countries,
said Princeton University’s JamesThere's no need for him to come to a quick peace deal, so why should he then not delay such talks?”
Larres addedI hope that there is some recognition that the Feb 28 meeting was counterproductive,
he addedA lot of the defence that is provided is not in the form of material assistance, but in the form of intelligence. So you really need to keep this in order to make the security of Ukraine in the future credible,
he addedBut of course, there are other means in which the Americans could be involved - by co-running the power plants, by being involved in the management of the power plants,
he said