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People didn’t really know what President Putin’s thoughts were. But I think I can say with great confidence, he wants to see it ended also, so that’s good — and we’re going to work toward getting it ended and as fast as possible.”
Of his conversation with Putin, Trump said I think long before President Putin, they said there’s no way they’d allow that.”
Trump said Wednesday of Russia The previous U.S. administration took the view that everything should be done to prolong the war. The current administration, as we understand it, believes everything should be done to stop the war and achieve peace. We find this position far more appealing and are open to dialogue,
All issues related to security on the European continent, especially in those aspects that concern our country... should be discussed comprehensively, and we expect that to be the case,
The process will move quickly. They will need to wait for initial proposals before finalizing the location and timing,
There are many topics on the agenda, briefly outlined during yesterday's phone call, but it is too early to discuss any deadlines as work is only just beginning,
There is a political will which was emphasized during yesterday's conversation to conduct a dialogue in search of a settlement,
He doesn’t want to end it then go back to fighting six months later
We have signs that our position is understood by our U.S. partners. We hope that the European partners will be involved considerably in this process. The U.S. has important leverages that they can use to force Russia to agree to the terms of just peace. And for now, that's our objective,
I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION,
Trump stated in a separate post All we need is peace. A JUST PEACE. Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work on this together. TOGETHER."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk echoed that sentiment, posting on X Now we understand very well that certain issues will be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve, for example, Ukraine's membership in the NATO alliance,
We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies. Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees,
the statement from the Weimar+ group, made up of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and European Commission, noted Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,
There is not and cannot be a main country and a senior ruler of the planet,
Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees,
It was a very long phone call, it lasted almost an hour and a half,
Tass reported, citing Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov In Ukraine, he will meet with government officials and private citizens who have bravely endured almost three years of war. President Trump has made it clear that the fighting needs to stop, and the United States is ready to support a durable solution. Special Presidential Envoy Kellogg is committed to carrying out the tough diplomacy it will take to achieve the President’s objective."
Quote from US Department of State If the US is promising Russia that Ukraine can never join NATO, if the US won’t allow Ukraine to join NATO, Putin will have obtained one of his major objectives of this war,
said Kristine Berzina, managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Geostrategy North It’s quite clear that the United States is not going to war with Russia to defend Ukraine, and that has been true for 35 years or longer,
said Thomas Graham, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
