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A sham peace - over the heads of Ukrainians and Europeans - would gain nothing,
Baerbock said in a statement Peace will only come through strength. This requires tough and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a strong NATO and progress in Ukraine's accession negotiations with the European Union,
What Trump is saying to Europe is that it is up to you to carry the burden. And I say, it is up to us to take it on,
This is Europe’s moment to accelerate and execute,
he said, warning of the risk of failure for the EU There are concerns I think all of us have that Russia be recognised for the aggressor that they are.” ... I appreciate that the president is trying to achieve peace, but we have to make sure that Ukraine does not get the short end of a deal.”
Mike Rounds was quoted as saying ... Susan Collins said The only question at this stage is whether President Putin is genuinely, sustainably and credibly willing to agree to a ceasefire on this basis. After that, it’s up to the Ukrainians to negotiate with Russia,
Ukraine ought to be the one to negotiate its own peace deal,
said John Cornyn, a foreign relations committee member, according to the Hill Russia has gotten themselves into something that I think they wish they didn’t,
Talks with Russians in Munich are not expected.”
However, Zelenskyy’s communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, said Now Russia has taken over a pretty big chunk of territory and they also have said from day one, long before President Putin, they’ve said they cannot have Ukraine be in Nato. They said that very strongly. I actually think that was the thing that caused the start of the war, and [Joe] Biden said it and Zelenskyy said it.”
[It ... It] is up to the international community, with a specific role for the Europeans, to discuss security guarantees and, more broadly, the security framework for the entire region,
We want to do the same thing with the institutions that are stealing the health our children,
Who are you to call someone else a member of the parasite class,
posted Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, linking to a story about the State Department's plans to purchase $400 million of armored Tesla Cybertrucks The founders of this country would be outraged that, 250 years after our nation overthrew a king, the people of this country—many of whom have fought and died to protect our freedoms—are now subject to the whims of a single unelected billionaire,
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement We have, I think, some very big things to talk about,
Trump said in the Oval Office These are the same politicians and billionaires who never miss a photo-op with veterans. These same ones who wave the flags and talk about supporting our troops,
My uncle started USAID in 1961 for humanitarian purposes, to put our country on this side of the poor. It has been captured by the military-industrial complex. It has become a sinister propagator of totalitarianism and war across the globe,
We’re all just sitting here twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the department to disappear,
Watching Trump slash federal programs knowing it doesn't affect you because you're not a member of the Parasite Class,
Borrowing an expression from America, our vision for a developed India is to 'Make India Great Again,' or 'MIGA.'”
At a joint news conference this evening, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, saying