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We will measure our [defense] success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into."
Thankfully, President Trump is moving toward peace, declaring at his oathtaking The Ukraine war might not have happened if Trump was in office" then
The rhetoric of President Trump was not just severe it was just and fair. This is exactly what Putin is afraid of. He doesn't want strong Trump supporting Ukraine because it would be a strong Ukraine."
President Volodymr Zelensky told Fox News During the big invasion, Ukrainians were left on their own, and we were fighting on our own."
Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries."
Donald Trump said on Truth Social I'm not a puppet. You're the puppet."
As Trump fired back at Hillary Clinton when accused of being a puppet I know President Trump isn’t the biggest fan of NATO topic
We want him (Trump) to be on the side of justice, on the side of Ukraine,
Zelenskiy said in the interview aired on Tuesday night We will never recognise Russian occupation. Diplomatic solutions are preferable – fewer casualties, fewer losses. But Putin doesn’t want peace. He wants to prolong the war,
I am confident that if President Trump wants to, he can force Putin into peace. If the US applies pressure on Putin through the Global South – including China and India – President Trump can negotiate for them to do the same,
Negotiations can be held with anyone, but because of [Mr Zelenskiy’s] illegitimacy, he has no right to sign anything. If he wants to take part in talks, I will delegate people to conduct such talks. But the issue is the final signing of documents,
I stressed that Putin doesn’t fear Europe. European security guarantees alone will never be enough. Every European leader I’ve spoken to looks to Trump. Without strong US security commitments, everything else is weak,
Mr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Putin once again confirmed that he is afraid of negotiations, afraid of strong leaders,
Mr Zelenskiy said in response to Mr Putin’s claims about his legitimacy I couldn’t disagree with him that if he had been president, if they hadn’t stolen victory from him in 2020, the crisis that emerged in Ukraine in 2022 could have been avoided,
Trump needs to conclude on his own that Putin isn’t willing to make any concessions — not to Ukraine but to him,
the lobbyist said, asking not to be identified in order to speak freely Putin’s invading army may be able to achieve a more decisive breakthrough in the coming year,
We can do it the easy way, or the hard way — and the easy way is always better,
Trump warned in a message addressed directly to Putin on his social media site Truth Social The war has hardened Putin’s resolve and narrowed his options. There is no turning back: Putin has already transformed Russia’s society, economy, and foreign policy to better position the Kremlin to take on the West,
There is actually very little to indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in a negotiated settlement,
said Mykola Bielieskov of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, the research arm of the National Defense University funded by the Pentagon The war has become a wealth transfer mechanism channeling money to Russia’s poor regions, and many economic elites have moved into the defense sector to cash in on lucrative opportunities. Elites have, by now, adjusted to the system’s current configuration, enabling them not just to survive but to profit,
