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The reality is, both Putin and Zelenskyy can no longer worry about what Biden might or might not like, or frankly, the entire administration, because they’re going to be gone in two and a half months,
said Daalder
If Trump, in fact, cuts off military aid to Ukraine, the current assistance package only runs to the end of this calendar year exactly, and the Ukrainians can’t fight adequately absent US military support,
said Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Centre for a New American Security, a thinktank.jpg)
The Biden administration deserves credit for the sanctions regime and keeping allies united, providing assistance to Ukraine, but Ukrainians have been incredibly frustrated with the decision-making process and then the provision of assistance, the restrictions that have been imposed, particularly on these long-range weapon systems, and the failure to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join Nato.”
David Kramer, the executive director of the George W Bush Institute and a former state department official who worked on Russia and Ukraine, said
You know, whatever, whatever you do in terms of executive orders can be changed the next day.” ... So they’re basically going to tread water. I just really don’t see what, you know, what last, lasting action they can take that Trump cannot reverse.”
Ivo Daalder, a former US permanent representative on the Nato council, said ... Pointing to the Biden administration’s limited options on Ukraine, Israel’s conflict in Gaza, and other options during the lame duck period, he added
POV: You’re 38 Days from losing your allowance.”
And Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr tweeted a video of Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the captionSo if he does do that, then that completely changes the dynamic on the ground, and therefore what the outcome might be,
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Last night, Russia launched a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine,
said the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday
Ultimately, as the Japanese prime minister said, if we walk away from Ukraine in Europe, the question about America's commitment to our allies in Asia will grow,
Sullivan said
The American people want sovereignty protected here in America before we spend our funds and resources protecting the sovereignty of another nation,
Hagerty said
President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the Congress and to the incoming administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine, that walking away from Ukraine means more instability in Europe,
Sullivan said
The president will have the chance to explain to President Trump how he sees things, where they stand, and talk to President Trump about how President Trump is thinking about taking on these issues when he takes office,
he said
What it probably looks like is the current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine, that becomes like a demilitarised zone,
Vance said on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast in SeptemberI appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a message congratulating Trump on his election victory, wroteWe rely on continued strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States.”
He addedUkraine retains its independent sovereignty, Russia gets the guarantee of neutrality from Ukraine – it doesn’t join NATO, it doesn’t join some of these allied institutions. That is what the deal is ultimately going to look something like,
he saidI'm not here to put forward a specific legislative proposal. President Biden will make the case that we do need ongoing resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term,
Sullivan said
Russia is about to suffer 700,000 people killed or wounded – the enormous pain and suffering that the Russian nation is having to bear because of Putin’s ambition,
he told BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, addingWe don’t want any countenance of the idea that we’re stepping back from that. That’s why we’re offering them £3bn a year, which you know, in the fiscal context here in the UK, is difficult but the right decision for us,
he saidThis week, we'll make our judgments about what kind of progress they have made, and ... what we will do in response."
Asked about Israel's response to a joint letter from the US secretaries of state and defense demanding that
At some point, the Israeli government wants to do a deal that gets its citizens back home,
he said