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I know Zelensky very well, and I know Putin very well, even better. And I had a good relationship, very good with both of them. I would tell Zelensky no more. You got to make a deal. I would tell Putin, if you don't make a deal, we're going to give him a lot. We're going to [give Ukraine] more than they ever got if we have to. I will have the deal done in one day. One day,
Trump told Fox News in July Russia will work with the new administration when it 'takes up residence' in the White House, fiercely defending Russian national interests and focusing on achieving all the set objectives of the special military operation (in Ukraine),
the ministry said, as reported by Reuters This opens up new opportunities for resetting relations between Russia and the United States,
The efforts of some Western countries, led by the United States, to end the war in Ukraine will accelerate the resolution of this conflict,
he said according to the Anadolu Agency in comments also picked up by Russian state media European leaders should prepare for a more unpredictable and potentially less supportive U.S. stance under a Trump administration,
Edgar Bellow, geopolitics professor at NEOMA Business School in Reims, France told Newsweek Of course it was a kind of exaggeration when he said he would do it overnight,
Peskov said, referring to Trump's claim, according to Russian state media If there is no political pressure, if there are no decisions, North Korea will increase the number of its soldiers,
[A] ceasefire was tried back in 2014 ... and we lost Crimea."
Recalling a failed 2014 ceasefire with Russia that led to Crimea's annexation and set the stage for further conflict, Zelensky stated What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to bring about the end of the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion this deserves attention at least."
Referring to Trump's remarks during the election campaign about Ukraine and Russia, he said I do not know what is going to happen now. I have no clue."
The 72-year-old Kremlin chief gave just one note of caution He behaved, in my opinion, in a very correct way, courageously, like a real man."
The immediate crisis within Europe will be how to continue diplomatic, military and humanitarian support to Ukraine without the US
Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, added We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European... and we are not paying for it
one source is quoted as saying You can’t end the Ukraine conflict overnight.”
In a rare true statement, Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has observed I would tell Zelenskyy: no more. You’ve got to make a deal”
In July, he told Fox News This would be a capitulation to Putin rewarding him for his war crimes
Reacting to the Trump peace plan for Ukraine, former British Army commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon said Any forced peace that would give Russia a veneer of winning territory would potentially stimulate World War Three.
Former UK military intelligence officer Philip Ingram added The Ukrainian president maintains intense contacts with Trump and his team. [The] presidents had a good meeting in New York [Sept. 27], where it was important to lay out Ukraine’s vision,
We cannot know for sure what the new administration’s policy will be regarding the war … Of course, [Trump’s previously stated] promise to end the war in 24 hours is alarming, because [that] is hardly possible under conditions that would guarantee lasting peace in Europe and not destroy Ukraine,
said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s EU integration committee, in a post on Facebook We think that ensuring a fair and just peace for Ukraine is in America’s best interests. This war is so much larger than just Ukraine. Supporting Ukraine is not charity, it is a very profitable investment in security for our partners,
