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The biggest problem with Trump is that Putin has already caught him and trapped him. Trump was trapped because of his desire to reach a quick peace deal. To which Putin replied: ‘I can make sure you get a quick deal if nothing else matters’,
An end to the war is being negotiated while a fifth of Ukrainian territory is under enemy occupation
Speaking at the Policy Exchange think tank, she said There's no way America is going to get its hands on any proceeds from Ukrainian minerals until there is a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine
In order to resolve complex and rather acute issues, such as related to Ukraine, both Russia and the United States must take the first step,
We could come to an agreement with the United States. We're not against that,
What does it consist of? This first step should be devoted to increasing the level of trust between the two states,
Unlike them, the new president of the United States has his hands free from shackles that don't allow you to move forward,
The most powerful leverage Trump has on Ukraine is to threaten non-delivery of weapons. We have, in my view, six months before we would really start to feel the lack of weapons on the front line.”
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told POLITICO Three years of absolute heroism by our people. Eternal memory to all who stood up in defence of our state and our people, giving their lives so that Ukraine may live,
While trading compliments and friendly gestures during a convivial White House meeting, Mr Trump and Mr Macron’s polite exchange exposed the deepening divide between the United States and Europe as the newly restored American president seeks to broker a peace deal with Russia,
The New York Times reported This year should be the year of the beginning of a real, lasting peace. Putin will not gift us this peace, nor will he give it to us in exchange for anything. We have to win peace with strength, wisdom and unity - with our cooperation,
It's our state, it's our land, our territory. We want the war to end as soon as possible because we have no strength left."
Inna Zaitseva, also 34, said For 300 years they (the Russians) couldn't break us - they tried, but they couldn't,
said Yevheniia Bondini, 34. We have to scale up as Europeans, we have to speed up ... My guess is that we have a couple of months to take all necessary decisions. Otherwise, we'll be too late,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the summit We hope both US and UA leaders might sign and endorse it in Washington the soonest to showcase our commitment for decades to come,
Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna wrote on X, suggesting Kyiv is angling for a meeting with Trump soon We see the issue of guarantees for the talks between Presidents,
Yeah, he will accept it,
Trump told reporters at the White House I think it’s to the very much benefit of Russia to make a deal and to go on with leading Russia in a very positive way.”
No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort. It was like the US: loans, guarantees, grants. We have $230bn in frozen assets in Europe, Russian assets. But this is not collateral of a loan because it is not our belonging. So they are frozen.”
Macron leaned over to touch Trump’s arm and interjected If you believe that, it’s OK with me. They get their money back, and we don’t. But now we do.”
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