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Russia should not be allowed to defeat Ukraine,
The president, his team are very much focused on continuing negotiations with both sides of this war to end the conflict and the president is very confident we can get it done this week."
When it comes to the critical minerals, this is an important piece for the president. It’s very important for the president, because it will recoup American tax dollars. And it also will be a great economic partnership between the United States of America and for the Ukrainian people as well as they rebuild their country following this brutal war
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 Today we are facing two parallel, but, of course, to some extent, politically interconnected tracks: one is Ukrainian affairs, the other is bilateral,
A dialogue on strategic stability and arms control is possible when we see visible shifts for the better in American policy,
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 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 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 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,
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