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I'll take President Trump in dealing with the likes of Xi, of Kim Jong Un, with Putin and others certainly ahead of his predecessor,
We're not talking about if this war is going to end, we're negotiating how the war is going to end,
And really, as both President Putin and Zelensky said on our first call, just a few weeks ago, only President Trump could drive this to an end...Look, we know who we're dealing with, we know who we're dealing with on all sides."
You broke the deadlock, as you said—all the killing, the young people dying, cities getting destroyed. The fact that you did that, that you started the dialogue with the Russians and the successful talks in Saudi Arabia, now with the Ukrainians, I really want to commend you for this,
You must have heard the important statement that President Putin made yesterday. He said in response to questions from reporters that he backed Trump's position on the settlement. This is why, even though there is still a lot to be done, the president sided with Mr. Trump's stance."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday, per Russian news agency Tass A European intelligence service uncovered a document that was prepared for the Kremlin the same week the president's team met with the Russians in Saudi Arabia,
Heinrich said, citing an article from The Washington Post If Russia agrees to a ceasefire, it must demonstrate its willingness to end the war, or it will show that it wants to continue. This is what everyone is waiting for."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday How do you know President Trump isn't being played right now by President Putin?"
We know where we are with Ukraine, and we are getting good signals outside of Russia as to where we are with Russia, and hopefully they'll do the right thing."
President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday In fact, nobody has plainly stated that Putin rejected the U.S. ceasefire proposal,
Millions of people are needlessly dead, never to be seen again…and there will be many more to follow if we don't get the Cease Fire and Final Agreement with Russia completed and signed.
He wrote on his Truth Social platform We agree with the proposals to halt the fighting, but we proceed from the assumption that the ceasefire should lead to lasting peace and remove the root causes of the crisis.
And that will involve both carrots and sticks to get both sides to the table, but to also resolve this in a way that is permanent and enduring,
I would like to start by thanking the President of the United States, Mr Trump, for paying so much attention to the Ukraine settlement.”
I am absolutely convinced that the Ukrainian side should have asked the Americans for this.”
We agree with the proposals to cease hostilities”.