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There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace,
Russia must no longer be a threat to Ukraine, to Europe, to international security,
We, as a sovereign country, simply will not be able to accept any agreements without us,
Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into ‘Uncle Sucker’,
We shouldn’t take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started because it plays to Russia’s court and it is what they want,
NATO is a great alliance, the most successful defence alliance in history, but to endure for the future, our partners must do far more for Europe’s defence. We must make NATO great again,
Putin told you he wants a deal only because he is afraid of you, because you are strong,
Zelensky told Trump, ... according to the sources I need to talk to Putin in order to save Ukraine,
Trump told Zelensky, ... according to the sources Zelensky's message to Trump was 'you have leverage over Putin,'
one source briefed on the call said The presidents of Russia and the U.S. have talked at last. This is very important in and of itself.”
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s National Security Council, said in an online statement To us, the position of the current [U.S.] administration is much more appealing,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday Another key guarantee is serious investment in Ukraine’s defense industry. I also warned world leaders against trusting Putin’s claims of readiness to end the war,
Great talks with Russia and Ukraine yesterday. Good possibility of ending that horrible, very bloody war!!!”
Trump said, in all caps on his Truth Social media platform on Thursday I’m backing Ukraine, but I do want security for our money,
On Wednesday, after talking with Putin and Zelenskyy, he said We discussed key messages and the need to coordinate the positions of all Europeans to achieve successful results for the whole of Europe. I stressed that Ukraine should negotiate from a position of strength, with strong and reliable security guarantees, and that NATO membership would be the most economically beneficial for partners,
We are part of Europe, and they have helped a lot,
We’ll believe those words for today,
He never mentioned in a conversation that Putin and Russia was a priority. We, today, trust these words. For us it is very important to preserve the support of the United States of America,
The stock we currently have, in terms of ammunition, is enough to last two or three weeks, maybe a month,
he told The Associated Press, asking that his name not be used because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media This means that the formula nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine' -- a sacred cow for Zelenskyy, the European Union and the previous US administration -- no longer exists. Moreover, the opinion of Kyiv and Brussels (the European Union) is of no interest to Trump at all,