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I have no doubt it would not have happened under President Trump,
Waltz said
His goal is to bring this war to an end, period,
Waltz said of Trump, when asked by reporters at a White House press briefing to say which nation was responsible for starting the war
Strong Ukraine-U.S. relations benefit the entire world,
Zelensky saidI think it’s ambition. Being a high-profile senator is one thing, and being the secretary of state is another in terms of your profile, particularly on a global stage,
he told Al Jazeera
If any other person was president, [Rubio] would be considered pretty extreme. It’s just that in comparison to some of these other appointees, he is seen as fairly reasonable,
Zunes saidThe first and most important pillar of my foreign policy will be a renewal of American strength. This is an idea based on a simple truth: the world is at its safest when America is at its strongest,
he wrote
Marco Rubio not only exemplifies the American dream. I would tell you that he exemplifies the Republican Party,
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart addedI think he wants to see a Pax Americana,
Zunes says, referring to the concept of global peace ushered in by American dominanceHe has a very traditional, hawkish view of America’s role in the world, but we’ve also seen ways in which he’s simply dispensed with long-held views since becoming secretary of state,
said Michael Hanna, US programme director at the International Crisis Group think tankI knew how the trauma of exile – disbelief, guilt, a sense of loss – had shaped their lives and my own,
he wrote
I thank God every day that George W Bush was president, but Jeb has no foreign policy experience,
Rubio said in February 2016.The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein is not there,
he told Fox NewsIf there were more Israels in the Middle East, more countries like that, the world would be a safer and a better place,
he saidI don’t view diplomacy that way. I think diplomacy ultimately is based on actions. It’s based on commitments that are kept,
he saidI think he felt that he could have at least some influence in that position, that he could convince the president on a few things, could steer the policy in a direction that he thought would be better,
he saidIndeed, as a share of GDP it looks to be harsher than what the victorious allies imposed on Germany in the Peace of Versailles after World War I, ... To squeeze the war-crippled country for all we can, simply because we can, would be despicable."
The outlet wrote of Trump's proposed deal ... and addedThe better strategy than beating up Ukraine is making clear to Mr. Putin the arms and pressure he’ll face if the Russian doesn’t wind down the war to accept a durable peace,
the editorial concluded
We realize that the ruthless men who rule much of the world can’t be ignored. But usually those men aren’t rewarded with a visit to the U.S., as Mr. Trump hinted last week, before they’ve made any compromises,
said the boardAny peace Mr. Putin strikes has to be made with all of his legacy of destruction in mind,
it concludedLast week Mr. Trump said Ukraine can’t join NATO and must give up much of its territory to Russia—concessions to Mr. Putin with nothing in return,
it wrote