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I’m not gonna win! Kieran [Culkin] will win, again,
Guy Pearce insists in an interview This is really five minutes to midnight for Europe,
Merz told reporters after his conservative alliance won 28.5% of Sunday’s vote But my message was to say ‘be careful’ because we need something substantial for Ukraine,
We call each other several times a week,
Macron told the French online news channel HugoDécrypte, according to excerpts released Tuesday We want peace swiftly, but we don’t want an agreement that is weak,
Macron said earlier in a joint news conference with Trump I may be wrong, but I believe he wants to make a deal.”
Asked at the news conference by an Associated Press reporter what makes Trump believe he can trust Putin in negotiations about Ukraine, Trump answered I have held talks with all our allies and several European and non-European countries are ready to take part in these efforts. Some of them continue to assist the Ukrainian army, support its capabilities and be there for the long term in terms of troop numbers or equipment
This peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine,
Macron told a joint news conference with Trump at the White House We are ready and willing to provide those security guarantees, which could perhaps include troops, but they would be there to maintain peace,
Macron said as he and Trump took questions from reporters in the Oval Office after a morning of meetings He may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement, which would be nice,
Well, we're going to see
Asked if Ukraine should be willing to cede territory to Russia as part of a negotiated end to the war, Trump said ... and noted that Yeah, he will accept that,
Trump said about Putin's acceptance of a peacekeeping force They would not be along the front lines. They would not be part of any conflict. They would be there to ensure that the peace is respected,
The idea is to deploy soldiers to a second line, not on the front line. This could be combined with a multinational operation, with non-European contingents,
said a French source close to the discussions I think we could end it within weeks – if we're smart. If we're not smart, it will keep going,
You cannot be weak in the face of President Putin."
The French president last week said he would tell the Republican There are people who are already in (Ukraine's Sumy region) today. And there is an agreement with the Red Cross and the Ukrainian side that they will be evacuated to Russia through Belarus,
In that framework, we are ready to contribute all forms of support for peace to be achieved through talks. We are ready to host these talks as we have done before,
The war in Ukraine remains the most central and consequential crisis for Europe's future. Putin is trying harder than ever to win this war on the ground. His goal remains Ukraine's capitulation,
France condemns any infringement of the security of diplomatic compounds,
a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said