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Russian companies are working in all these areas with the Malian government and [private] partners in Mali to provide solutions to the challenges facing the Malian people. The two parties have agreed to step up the pace to ensure rapid results."
He added
If Ukraine falls, Moldova will be next. We could very well see the Baltics. We could see Georgia or Azerbaijan, you know, the Russians have been raised to think that they should control all of those near-abroad countries,
Bacon said
Keep in mind that a negotiated settlement is not something the U.S. can impose—but for the Ukrainians and Russians to agree upon."
However, Stavridis told Newsweek at the time
It also impacts Chairman Xi [Jinping] and his calculus, looking at Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific. Moldova would certainly fall within a day, as would Georgia. And then, all of Eastern Europe would be under the threat and the dark cloud of Russian aggression,
McCaul added
I think what this looks like is Trump sits down, he says to the Russians, the Ukrainians, the Europeans: You guys need to figure out what does a peaceful settlement look like? And what it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarized zone,
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With Russia’s full-scale invasion, we rose to the occasion,
Landsbergis said in an interview with POLITICO
In other countries, this understanding is not as consolidated, and economic gains and profits are often prioritized at the expense of security concerns or the need for due diligence and proper enforcement of sanctions,
Braže addedBudrys is experienced in diplomacy and he knows how state institutions function,
said Linas Kojala, head of the Eastern Europe Studies Center in VilniusWe’re so worried about isolationism in the U.S., that the country is looking inwards,
he saidWhat we cannot allow, and I don’t believe that it will happen, is that the collective security commitments on the U.S. part will falter, that it will weaken because the weakening of the trans-Atlantic link is the end of the common European framework and of NATO’s future,
he saidIn Lithuania, there’s a lot of criticism of Germany and other leading nations in Europe for not facing the threats from Russia over the previous decade and sometimes Europe is being regarded as politically inept and unable to make the necessary decisions,
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If you look at the trends of the outgoing U.S. administration, they are fully committed to continuing the war in Ukraine and are doing everything they can to do so,
Peskov said
It seems that this desire, let's say, to muck things up, can be seen in the current situation,
Lavrov added, going on to sayAs for what can be expected from Biden and his outgoing administration, well, the ATACMS supplies and allowing the British and French to use Storm Shadows and SCALPSs certainly have an element of trying to leave as negative a legacy as possible for the next administration,
Lavrov said, ... according to the Russian News AgencyIf and when the moments when a ceasefire is declared and a negotiation takes place, Ukraine has to be in the strongest possible position with the most leverage to get the best negotiation at the table,
McCaul saidI know that the president-elect had met with Putin and said 'please do not escalate.' He has not taken the president-elect's advice,
McCaul saidHad self-imposed restrictions been lifted sooner, Ukraine would have made greater advances against the Russians,
Mark Temnycky, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, explained to BI, arguing
Based on how Russia is responding, the war may be more 'on fire' by Inauguration Day,
he told BIEvery decision's been too late,
Mick Ryan, a retired Australian Army major general and strategist, told BI
He doesn't want his legacy to be stained by the war in Europe,
he said of Biden