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I see he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal. And if he does that, he’s got some problems. Big, big problems,
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force Once on Sunday
So it’s too early to talk about the agreement, which has been changed several times. But I would not want the US to have a feeling that Ukraine is against it in general,
Zelensky saidBut new leadership means you’re not gonna have a deal for a long time, right? … But I was pissed off about it. But if a deal isn’t made, and if I think it was Russia’s fault, I’m going to put secondary sanctions on Russia.”
Trump continuedApril 20 would be a good time for a full ceasefire without any conditions… Because a deadline is needed, because it is Easter and because President Donald Trump will have been in office for three months,
Stubb said Sunday regarding his suggestion for a deadlineThe mineral deal offers Ukraine the opportunity to form an enduring economic relationship with the United States that is the basis for long term security and peace. It will strengthen our two nations’ relationship and benefit both parties,
National Security Council spokesman James Hewitt told CNN
It’s a psychological deadline. If I think they’re tapping us along, I will not be happy about it.”
Asked on Sunday aboard Air Force One if there is a deadline for Putin to agree to a deal, Trump saidI was very angry – pissed off – when Putin started getting into Zelensky’s credibility, because that’s not going in the right location, you understand?”
Trump told NBC News in an interview, referring to the Russian leader’s comments suggesting Ukraine be put under a “temporary administration” while the two nations work toward a ceasefire deal
We can see this Russian strategy and will never accept anything that leaves Ukraine weak or defenceless, ... To the contrary, a real and fair peace requires strong and long-term security guarantees to preserve it.”
Sybiha said in a post on X
Rare earth metals are an important area for cooperation, and we have certainly started discussions about various rare earth metals and projects in Russia,
Putin’s envoy on international economic and investment cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, told Izvestia
Nothing that could endanger … Ukraine’s accession to the EU can be accepted,
he said at a press conference in KyivWe made a deal on rare earth, and now he's saying, well, you know, I want to renegotiate the deal. He wants to be a member of Nato. Well, he was never going to be a member of Nato. He understands that,
Trump added
I don’t want to talk about it,
he told one reporter
If you look at the history, and you look at what’s happened to us…take a look at trade with Asia, and I wouldn’t say anybody is doing it as fairly or nicely,
Trump saidYou know that every ship just got out and left. A lot of them left. They dropped the hoses right into the ocean, and they left. They didn’t want to be there for a minute because they didn’t want those tariffs to catch on,
Trump saidI was with some very important people today, and they said they’ve never seen turnaround as fast as this,
he said