Ceasefire to Putin and Russia means, ‘My enemies are weak fools and are going to let me keep attacking while they stop’.”
Moscow has every reason to believe that … if this process lands anywhere, it will land in a place that is more or less on Russia’s terms, as long as the process is being driven by Washington,
There is a paradox in these talks and peace initiatives – Ukraine and Russia are both vying for Donald Trump’s attention and seeking to improve their positions with his help,
Russia could say ‘yes, but’ to a ceasefire offer, accepting a 30-day truce on condition that an embargo is imposed on arms supplies to Ukraine,
As for the settlement of the situation, I would like to emphasize that it shouldn’t be aimed at a brief truce — some sort of a break for regrouping troops and rearmament in order to continue the conflict — but a long-term peace,
Peace would allow Russia to influence Ukrainian politics and use peaceful means to ensure friendly relations,
The sort of ceasefire that it might be interested in is quite clearly not the kind of ceasefire that the Ukrainians or the Europeans might be interested in, although the Americans may be more malleable on that,
I am very serious (about a ceasefire) and for me it is important to end the war,
I wouldn't couch it as a security guarantee, but certainly, if the United States has a vested economic interest that's generating revenue for our people as well as for the people of Ukraine, we'd have a vested interest in protecting it,
People are going to Russia right now as we speak. And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia,
Some things are very important and central — a ceasefire must be embedded in a peace process that leads to a lasting agreement,
Europe is today facing the most profound military threat to its territorial integrity since the end of the Cold War,
Everything depends on whether Russia wants a ceasefire and silence, or it wants to continue killing people,
I think that they have to be necessarily involved,
We all eagerly await the Russian response and urge them strongly to consider ending all hostilities,
I've gotten some positive messages, but a positive message means nothing,
The information provided by our military shows that our troops are successfully advancing in the Kursk Region, liberating areas that were under the control of the militants. The dynamic is good,
In Odesa port, Russia struck a civilian vessel with wheat for Algeria. Condolences to the families of Syrian citizens killed in the attack,
I confirm that arms deliveries via Jasionka [logistics hub] have returned to previous levels,
If they say no, then obviously we'll have to examine everything and sort of figure out where we stand in the world and what their true intentions are,