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The President of the United States spoke to Zelensky right after hanging up with Putin. I was in the office for both calls. So to say we haven't consulted with them is simply not true,
Rubio said
We want to be in a joint venture with Ukraine—not because we're trying to take advantage of them, but because we believe it's actually a security guarantee,
Rubio saidIt's not that we don't care about Ukraine, but Ukraine is on another continent. It doesn't directly impact the daily lives of Americans,
Rubio saidThere should be some level of gratitude here,
Rubio saidA Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,
Trump declared in the post
In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only "TRUMP," and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the 'gravy train' going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died,
he asserted in the Truth Social postAfter three years of full-scale war, Ukrainians are tired, nervous and often quarrel with each other. But I feel that now everyone will unite again. This always happens when Ukrainians feel an existential threat.”
Prominent Ukrainian journalist Kristina Berdynskykh said
You can’t be weak with [Vladimir] Putin.”
In an address to France, Macron said he would tell TrumpWe sent another one yesterday,
one Kyiv source told the AFP news agency,
A day of intense international work. My meeting with General Kellogg was one that restores hope, and we need strong agreements with the U.S.—agreements that will truly work. I have instructed my team to work quickly and very sensibly
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on X (formerly Twitter
There needs to be a deep appreciation for what the American people and the American taxpayer, what President Trump did in his first term and what we've done since,
Mike Waltz, White House national security adviser, on a press conference ... Waltz saidI don’t think he’s very important to be at meetings, to be honest with you,
Trump said, referring to negotiations to end the war with Russia
When Zelenskyy said, oh, he wasn’t invited to a meeting, I mean, it wasn’t a priority because he did such a bad job in negotiating so far,
the US president saidBut Russia could have been talked out of that so easily,
he addedEvery time I say, ‘Oh it’s not Russia’s fault,’ I always get slammed by the fake news, but I’m telling you, Biden said the wrong things, Zelenskyy said the wrong things, they got attacked by somebody that’s much bigger and much stronger,
Trump saidI have instructed my team to work quickly and very sensibly,
wrote Zelensky in his own comments
I think President Trump is very upset at President Zelensky and in some cases, rightfully so,
Rubio said, claiming
And I also think it's silly to say, well, the Ukrainians are going be cut out or the Europeans are going to be cut out. You can't... find a stop to a war unless both sides and their views are represented,
he said in Thursday's interviewThere should be some level of gratitude here about this, and when you don't see it and you see [Zelensky] out there accusing the president of living in a world of disinformation, that's highly, very counterproductive,
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It is vital that ... Russia will never again try to take one more square kilometre of Ukrainian land,
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said