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What we have now, in effect, is a competition or rivalry between Kyiv and Moscow to persuade Trump that it's the other side that is responsible for preventing Trump from achieving his goal of ending the war,
Gould-Davies said
It was emphasised that a key condition for preventing an escalation of the conflict and working towards its resolution by political and diplomatic means should be a complete halt to foreign military aid and provision of intelligence information to Kyiv,
the Kremlin added
It is these types of nighttime attacks by Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure, and the normal life of Ukrainians,
Zelenskyy said
There are only two ways to respond to the proposal of the president of the United States: it's a yes or a no — no buts, no conditions,
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Unfortunately, we see that for now there is no reciprocity on the part of the Kyiv regime,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saidIt is absolutely clear that we are talking about yet another provocation deliberately concocted by the Kyiv regime, aimed at derailing the peace initiatives of the U.S. president,
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We will continue to support the Ukrainian army in its war of resistance,
French president Emmanuel Macron said, speaking alongside Germany’s Olaf ScholzPutin is attempting to hold the temporary ceasefire proposal hostage in order to extract preemptive concessions ahead of formal negotiations to end the war,
the ISW said in an analysis of readouts from the callsTrump has never made clear what concessions, sacrifices and guarantees he is demanding from Russia to get a peace deal on Ukraine,
he added
They further discussed the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application,
the readout said
We need to know how Trump reacted to it. But I can only assume it was designed to ensure a [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy rejection, taking the pressure off Putin.”
Lord Ricketts, a former UK national security adviser, saidI don't believe Putin at all, not a single word. He only understands force,
said Lev Sholoudko, 32.For us, the red line is the recognition of the Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories as Russian,
he saidYou can't trust Putin at all because Russia has repeatedly shown that it does not adhere to any agreements,
Sholudko said
I can say with a high degree of confidence that Presidents Putin and Trump understand each other well, trust each other and intend to gradually move toward normalizing Russian-American relations,
Peskov saidI would commend President Putin for all he did today on that call to move his country close to a final peace deal,
Witkoff told the Fox News ChannelRussia wants to decide the fate of Ukraine and ultimately of Europe, with the United States alone, with no other negotiating partner,
he said
Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure and people – right now,
Andriy Yermak, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said overnight on TelegramEven last night, after Putin's conversation with ... Trump, when Putin said that he was allegedly giving orders to stop strikes on Ukrainian energy, there were 150 drones launched overnight, including on energy facilities,
Zelenskyy said at a news conference in Helsinki with Finnish President Alexander StubbI don't think anybody should make any concessions in terms of helping Ukraine, but rather, assistance to Ukraine should be increased,
Zelenskyy said