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Ukraine will never cede any territories. It's very simple. You cannot have this statement or declaration, no one can have it because it needs a change of the constitution,
For us, it was very important to have the understanding that the truce would go along with two very important things: an immediate lifting of the pause of military assistance and intelligence sharing,
Zhovkva, Zelenskiy's foreign affairs adviser, told Reuters by telephone Putting in place a cementing of the front lines in their current position without any long-term guarantee of ensuring that the war will actually come to an end, risks rewarding Russia by making the current zone of control permanent and freezing the conflict in place as opposed to resolving it,
We still don't understand what Russia will want in exchange for peace. We still don't know whether the U.S. will take the Ukrainian position or the position that Ukraine's opinion is basically not as important as Russia's,
I want to personally thank – we both want to thank – the team in Saudi Arabia, his majesty, for hosting us, for making this possible. They’ve been instrumental in this process and we’re very grateful to them for hosting us here today,
In his remarks to the press along with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after their talks with high ranking Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday, Rubio said ... he said And hopefully we’ll – we’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes, that they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
Kyiv also expressed appreciation for Riyadh’s efforts in hosting talks between Ukraine and the United States. In addition, the Ukranian side also expressed gratitude for the humanitarian and development aid provided by the Kingdom to Ukraine.”
We stand with Ukraine and the United States and welcome the proposals from Jeddah. Now it is up to Putin.”
It is difficult for Putin to agree to this in its current form,
That's why it was so important for the media to be on the spot and work professionally with them,
Both the diplomatic and military blocs were represented in the Ukrainian delegation, and everyone proved to be as professional, principled, and wise as possible,
I can only say one thing about the impression of such a prolonged duration: historians often underestimate the role of human exhaustion in making historical decisions. It is in these final hours of the endgame, when fatigue sets in, that breaking the deadlock and even making difficult compromises suddenly becomes possible,
Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
After the announcement of the ceasefire deal, Donald Trump told reporters Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,
The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,
Starmer said in a statement, congratulating both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for the "remarkable breakthrough". We are ready to help bring an end to this war in a just and permanent way that allows Ukraine to enjoy its freedom,
An open question, perhaps, is whether peacekeepers could enter Ukraine during a ceasefire period, but this is speculative."
Noting "a dizzying turnaround in U.S.-Ukraine relations," the analysis said The discussion lasted most of the day and was good and constructive -- our teams were able to discuss many important details,
Zelensky said on X following the Jeddah meeting I know we have a big meeting with Russia tomorrow and some great conversations hopefully will ensue,