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He’s doing excellent things,
says a firebrand politician on the panel, before listing White House actions that have belittled Volodymyr Zelenskyy and weakened his battlefield position – military aid suspended; satellite communications obstructed; intelligence withheld
Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
After the announcement of the ceasefire deal, Donald Trump told reporters
The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
The statement added
Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,
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As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,
Starmer said in a statement, congratulating both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for the "remarkable breakthrough".We are ready to help bring an end to this war in a just and permanent way that allows Ukraine to enjoy its freedom,
he said
Strong positions on the front line and strong diplomacy must work together to achieve a just and lasting peace".
While Zelensky wrote in a social media posting late Monday
There's still more details to work out... And that would take a little bit more time"
Rubio told a reporter ... after meeting with Saudi officials on MondayWe have a big meeting with Russia tomorrow [12 March], and some great conversations hopefully will ensue,
Trump added, without specifying which meeting he was referring to
All the drone strikes in Russia tonight — on Moscow, on airports and so on — are the signal to Putin that he also must be interested in a truce in the sky that Ukraine is going to offer today during talks. Not only oil refineries,
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian government’s center for countering disinformation, said in a video statement
They’ve [Ukrainians] suffered greatly and their people have suffered greatly, and it’s hard in the aftermath of something like that to even talk about concessions,
Rubio told reportersThe anger isn't just towards Zelensky - it is to Yermak, too.
But a Ukrainian government adviser told the Telegraph this week
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There are no (peace) negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here."
Asked whether the overnight drone attack could derail peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said
It is absolutely impossible to talk about positions yet,
he said
We are working to establish a just and sustainable peace three years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine."
In a post on Telegram, accompanied by photos of the meeting, Yermak said
However, the success of the talks will depend on concrete political commitments, whether the two sides can address frustrations over delays in military aid and intelligence sharing, or political shifts in Washington. A real diplomatic breakthrough depends on Russia’s willingness to negotiate the return of occupied territory, as well as Ukraine’s strategic goals for its broader relationship with Europe and NATO,
Dahuk saidThe meeting with the US team has begun very constructively,
said Andriy YermakPutin has made very clear that Ukraine is not his final stop on his campaign to the imperial past,
Mr Brekelmans saidIt’s time we let Putin wake up to the fact that his dreams do not match reality,
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We hope that parties can find a just and lasting solution that is acceptable to all sides. China is ready to work with the international community, and continue to play a constructive role for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis,
Mao said