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Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail, and we’ll continue to stand by you every step of the way
It’s not a surrender. My strategy is to save lives
Trump said, though he refused to comment on whether he believed Ukraine should cede territory to Russia to end the war All of us in Ukraine want to end this war with a just peace. And we know that without America this is impossible to achieve. That's why we have to strive to understand each other and remain in close contact."
Quote from Zelenskyy’s letter to Trump President Zelenskyy has asked to meet with me, and I will be meeting with him tomorrow morning at around 9:45 in Trump Tower,
Trump told reporters in New York I do believe I disagree with him. He doesn’t know me.”
When asked about those comments by a reporter at the news conference, Trump said But when that military assistance runs out, Ukraine’s fate will once again depend in large part on Congress’s willingness to keep replenishing Mr. Zelenskyy’s war chest,
The episodes frustrated some of Mr. Zelenskyy’s Republican supporters, who expressed concern that the Ukrainian president had weighed in on American politics,
The New York Times concluded Congressional leaders did little to raise the profile of his visit: neither Mr. Schumer nor Mr. McConnell addressed the news media, in person or via an emailed statement, as has happened after Mr. Zelenskyy’s earlier visits, nor did Mr. Jeffries,
I am grateful to the United States for providing the items that are most critical to protecting our people,
Zelenskiy said on X, mentioning a Patriot battery, drones and long-range missiles It’s crucial for us to be fully understandable and to work in full coordination with the United States,
Zelensky said in brief remarks to reporters after meeting in the Oval Office with President Joe Biden We have common view on the things that need to be done,
Zelenskyy said ahead of a meeting with the vice president There are some in my country who would instead force Ukraine to give up large parts of its sovereign territory, who would demand that Ukraine accept neutrality, and would require Ukraine to forego security relationships with other nations,
Harris said ahead of her meeting with Zelenskyy, appearing to reference Trump It's a shame what's happening in Ukraine: so many deaths, so much destruction. It's a horrible thing,
I will say this: I believe I will be able to make a deal between Putin and Zelenskyy quite quickly. I don't want to tell you what that looks like,
I'm not expecting there to be any new announcements on this particular action or a decision coming out of this meeting,
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters At the end of the year, regardless of who wins our election in December, as at the end of this fighting season, Zelensky and Putin need to look at the battlefield and say, here’s what we think next year will look like,
There is no announcement that I would expect [on that],
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters before the meeting We will use this assistance in the most effective and transparent way possible to achieve our main common goal: a victorious Ukraine, a just and lasting peace, and transatlantic security.”
Zelenskyy said in a social media post I am grateful to Joe Biden, [the] US Congress and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, as well as the entire American people for today’s announcement of major US defence assistance for Ukraine, totalling $7.9bn and sanctions against Russia,
I’m unimpressed. There’s not much new there,
a senior official told the the Wall Street Journal