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I spoke with U.S. Senator @LindseyGrahamSC. We greatly appreciate the bicameral and bipartisan support of the US Congress to the Ukrainian people in our fight against the Russian aggression. As always, Senator Graham is constructive and doing a lot to help bring peace closer. It's all-important that security guarantees remain on the table—and that they work for Ukraine, for real and lasting peace. Thank you for your support."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday I think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. But I think they have the cards a little bit, because they've taken a lot of territory. So they have the cards."
Trump on Wednesday night told BBC on Air Force One I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never, ... This is the war in Ukraine, against us, and it's our human losses."
Zelensky told NBC News' Kristen Welker on Meet the Press last week ... adding, The phrases he is saying are so deep and so correct. They are in total alignment with the way we see things. Of course, the cherry on the cake, an absolute cherry on the cake is this phrase—"
Solovyov said in reaction to Trump's comments, according to an English translation from the watchdog project Russian Media Monitor So, Ukraine has to have elections if it wants to sit at the negotiating table. That's it. Zelensky has nowhere to run. Trump reacted. He said that he is outdated and unpopular. Let me add from myself, he's also very, very weak. He is worthless, to put it correctly, he's worthless,
I am surprised by the restraint of newly elected U.S. President Trump towards his allies, who behaved, frankly speaking, in a boorish manner. He still behaves quite courteously toward them,
I think with President Trump, what makes him such an effective negotiator, and I have seen this in private, is that he does not take anything off the table … Everything is on the table. And of course that makes the heads explode in America because they say: ‘Why are you talking to Russia?’
Vance told a Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland If you’d told me just three months ago that these were the words of the US president, I would have laughed out loud. Trump is 200 percent right.”
I really believe we are on the cusp of peace in Europe for the first time in three years,
The rhetoric of Zelenskyy and many representatives of the Kyiv regime leaves much to be desired,
Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said We deeply appreciate Denmark’s clear stance on a true peace – the peace we all strive for, that must be securely guaranteed,
Ukraine is ready for a strong, effective investment and security agreement with the President of the United States. We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7,
We must and can ensure that peace is strong and lasting—so that Russia can never return with war,
Zelensky wrote on X on Thursday after meeting US envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg It’s important for us—and for the entire free world—that American strength is felt,
I told [Ukraine] that I want the equivalent of, like, $500bn worth of rare earth, and they’ve essentially agreed to do that,
Trump told Fox reporter Bret Baier The proposals of Ukrainians about the ‘exchange of territories’ are nonsense, the only way to heal is to ‘feel like Russians again’, Dmitry Medvedev wrote in his Telegram channel,
said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova But one cannot count up to $500bn and say, ‘Give us back $500bn in minerals.’ That’s not a serious discussion,
Zelenskyy said on Wednesday We see in America a president who admires autocratic systems,
said Germany’s next chancellor-presumptive, Friedrich Merz, and a “vice president who tells us how to run our democracy”. Russia’ ... The United States can use the enormous challenges Russia will face in 2025 as leverage to secure critical concessions.”
That country cannot really answer for its words,
Peskov said in an interview on Russia Today