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The fact that a significant part of Ukraine wants to become Russia, and has already, is a fact,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, referring to Moscow's 2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regions after referendums widely criticized internationally as fraudulent It is some kind of senile insanity,
Kyiv resident Daniil told AFP He can think anything and say anything, but Ukraine will never be Russia."
A Ukrainian soldier on a street in central Kyiv, who only gave the name Mykola, said of Trump I don't want to talk about it
Asked for specific details of his talks with Putin, the US president said They [Ukraine] may make a deal. They may not make a deal. They may be Russian some day, or they may not be Russian some day. But we’re going to have all this money in [Ukraine] and I say, I want it back,
If we are talking about a deal, then let’s do a deal, we are only for it . . . The Americans helped the most, and therefore the Americans should earn the most . . . I would also like to talk about this with president Trump.”
Mr Zelenskiy said last week Of course, there may be different opinions, but [there must be] a common understanding of the main priorities – how to stop [Vladimir] Putin and how to provide security guarantees for Ukraine,
he said, referring to the Russian president I told them that I want the equivalent of like $500 billion worth of rare earth [minerals], and they’ve essentially agreed to do that,