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It will be very, very, very difficult,
he said in the interview with Kristen Welker scheduled to air Sunday
I had a good meeting with U.S. Vice President J DVance. I am grateful to him and his entire team for the discussion, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy General Keith Kellogg also taking part."
After meeting Vance at the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky took to X (formerly Twitter) and said
Our teams will continue to work on the document. We addressed many key issues and look forward to welcoming General Kellogg to Ukraine for further meetings and a deeper assessment of the situation on the ground."
He addedFrance will fully play its role in accelerating this process. A stronger and more sovereign Europe, let's make it happen now,
he added
I don’t want to think about ... I don’t want to think that we will not be strategic partners.”
Zelenskyy said, adding
Probably it will be very, very, very difficult. And of course, in all the difficult situations, you have a chance. But we will have low chance -- low chance to survive without support of the United States,
Zelenskiy said in the interview
This is really what he wants. He wants pause, prepare, train, take off some sanctions, because of ceasefire and et cetera,
Zelenskyy saidThere are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage,
Vance told the newspaperA good outcome means the war stops, 80% of Ukraine is free, and there are security guarantees for Ukraine sufficient that Russia won't start the war again. That is a strategic victory for Ukraine,
Fried saidEverybody knows ... and people in the administration know you don't say before your first meeting what you will agree to and what you won't agree to,
Wicker told Politico on FridayThey're all over the map, they have trouble getting a disciplined line, but they haven't ruled anything out. They've covered the position in a cloud of ambiguity and uncertainty,
he saidUkraine needs strong security guarantees, further lethal aid and a sovereign future
A Downing Street spokesman said
We will never recognise occupied territories as Russian
Mr Zelensky told a security conference in MunichWe have a strong army which can make a stronger Nato everywhere.
He addedThe Ukraine war has to end,
Trump told reporters Thursday
We want to make sure that NATO is actually built for the future, and we think a big part of that is ensuring that NATO does a little bit more burden sharing in Europe, so the United States can focus on some of our challenges in East Asia,
Vance told Rutte, according to the Associated PressThere is concern that there may be a deal that Washington wants to do with Putin effectively excluding not just the Europeans but the Ukrainians too,
Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays said from Munich
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There was also agreement that the path to a lasting peace can only succeed in the closest coordination between America and Europe,
Merz said on the sideline of the conferenceWe want peace very much,
Zelenskyy said
He will not stick to ceasefire and that's all,
the Ukrainian president said of Putin