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Donald Trump commented extensively and insightfully on his conversation with Vladimir Putin, while limiting himself to a short note about his dialog with Zelensky. 315 vs. 107 words,
Most of them do not care at all how this war will end — with victory or defeat. And no one thinks about the consequences — ‘business as usual’,
Russia, if it helps new Ukraine in its reconstruction, it will do so only where and as much as it wants… Humanitarian aid. So that they don't die. One f***ing nation,
Stopping a war is much more difficult than starting one,
It’s appeasement. It has never worked,
said the Estonian EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, choosing words ominously freighted with history We’re the thing that’s holding it back, and frankly, we’ll go as long as we have to go, because we’re not going to let the other happen,
said Trump, in what may be the only silver lining of his remarks on Monday, indicating he wouldn’t allow Ukraine to collapse completely I’m just here to try and get peace,
Trump said in the Oval Office, where he riffs out policy daily We shouldn’t take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started,
said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, before the Nato meeting on Thursday What’s left to negotiate?”
read one text message from a European official, who called it a “surrender”. Will the Government impress on President Trump at every possible opportunity that the reason why appeasement led to World War Two was that it left a vacuum in Europe?
I think where we are now… I don't want to pre-judge how these negotiations go, but I would have thought that if we can get Putin into a place, and Zelensky into a place, where we have a reasonable negotiation, I would have thought looking ahead, it's probably essential that Ukraine joins NATO
Ultimately in Northern Ireland there was a negotiation to stop the killing
Pressed again, the Reform deputy leader continued There's no point trying to pretend you can give weapons when we haven't gotten weapons
Continuing his defence of Mr Trump's actions, the Reform MP said We do absolutely care about national borders and sovereignty
Most wars end up with some form of negotiation to try and stop killing people
No I don't think so
Asked if Mr Trump was betraying Ukraine by beginning peace talks with Russia, Mr Tice said I think he is on the verge of losing an allied army in the future—the Ukrainian army—and the Americans will pay for it."
They both defend their personal interests to the last breath and are not very famous for keeping their word. These negotiations can hardly be successful from the first call."
Ukraine now joining NATO is almost an essential part of this peace deal.”
Farage doubled down on that point on GB News, where he hosts a show, later that evening, stressing We have provoked this war,
Farage said at the time, but he added
