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I believe that's the reason the war started, because [predecessor President Joe] Biden went out and said that they could join NATO,
said Trump of Russia's February 2022 invasion I also warned world leaders against trusting Putin’s claims of readiness to end the war,
Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity are unconditional,
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday night We, of course, understand that our main counterpart in this process is Washington,
Peskov said, according to Russian state media It’s an interesting question,
Trump replied, before suggesting that Ukraine chose You speak with Putin as the leader of Russia, while I speak with you and think of him as an enemy. And I believe I am in a more realistic position. That’s why I don’t trust."
Zelensky said he replied to Trump The previous U.S. administration took the view that everything should be done to prolong the war. The current administration, as we understand it, believes everything should be done to stop the war and achieve peace,
All issues related to security on the European continent, especially in those aspects that concern our country [...] should be discussed comprehensively, and we expect that to be the case,
One way or another, of course, Ukraine will take part in the negotiations. Of course, there will be a bilateral Russian-American track of this dialogue and a track that will, of course, be linked to Ukraine's engagement,
The promise to exchange visits is a victory for Putin. Any dictatorship sees a visit from the US president as the highest form of international legitimacy, almost a magical ritual that lifts a diplomatic curse,
said Alexander Baunov, a political analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace thinktank Trump will ‘allow’ Russia to take what it has conquered – but no more, of course. Meanwhile, he’ll offer Ukraine some guarantees,
said the prominent Russian ultranationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on his Telegram channel For Putin, a real solution means a Ukraine that is ‘friendly’ to Russia – deprived of military capability, which has a rewritten constitution and guarantees non-membership in Nato,
He’ll plant himself right in the middle of our Ukraine. Let me remind you, all of Ukraine is ours. All of Ukraine is Russian land,
Zelenskyy had repeatedly urged Trump to speak with him first before engaging with Putin. Instead, Trump did the exact opposite,
gloated Sergei Markov, a popular Russian commentator We wanted to chainsaw the western world into pieces, but he decided to cut through it himself,
At times, many in the elites questioned whether it was wise for Putin to start the war or not settle for peace earlier,
said a well-connected businessman in Moscow Investors dreamed about this scenario but did not really believe it was possible,
the Cifa Broker chief analyst, Ovanes Oganisyan, told the business newspaper Kommersant Now, Putin’s main focus is Trump – everyone else is irrelevant,
the foreign policy source said Frigid spinster Europe is mad with jealousy and rage,
said Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president His next move is to secure a closed-door meeting with Trump, where he can further press his case,
