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None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians,
the Ukrainian leader said in a post on X, praising Trump’s “strong leadership”. This would probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace,
said Dmitry Peskov, according to RIA Novosti It should not be that hard a deal to make,
I don’t want to talk about security yet, because I want to get the deal done,
I think that Zelenskyy’s attire is a signal to the world that Ukraine is on a war footing and is fighting for its survival,
Republicans didn’t seem to have that much of an issue with Elon Musk’s attire just a couple of weeks ago.”
But Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science at the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, made quite the observation about this criticism Objections to Zelenskyy’s clothing choices are likely just an excuse to take umbrage and cloak what the administration was going to do anyways (cut off aid to Ukraine) in the veneer of moral outrage about Ukraine not being sufficiently respectful,
Do you own a suit?” ... A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the dignity of this office.”
Is it worth it? Was not putting on a tie worth it? ... Is it worth it?”
Jennings later jumped in to share his thoughts about Zelenskyy’s clothes He’s communicating, therefore, with those around him in government, but importantly, through digital and heritage media, he connects to his country’s people and the wider world,
The manufactured outrage over Zelensky’s clothing choices allows the administration, and Republicans more generally, to construct a narrative surrounding why the U.S. is no longer going to help Ukraine,
We do not understand how the leader of a country that is the symbol of the free world cannot see it,
Our panic was also caused by the fact that the atmosphere in the Oval Office during this conversation reminded us of one we remember well from Security Service interrogations and from the debate rooms in Communist courts. Prosecutors and judges at the behest of the all-powerful communist political police also explained to us that they hold all the cards and we hold none,
the letter read, noting a phrase Trump told Zelenskyy during the meeting Mr. President, material aid - military and financial - cannot be equivalent to the blood shed in the name of independence and freedom of Ukraine, Europe, as well as the whole free world,
They demanded us to stop our business, arguing that thousands of innocent people suffer because of us. They deprived us of our freedoms and civil rights because we refused to cooperate with the government and our gratitude. We are shocked that Mr. President Volodymyr [Zelenskyy] treated in the same way,
I have instructed Ukraine's minister of defence, intelligence chief and diplomats to contact their counterparts in the United States and obtain official information,
Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address They will demand a reduction of our army, they will want a legal renunciation of our territories and also a significant political deformation of the Ukrainian constitution,
We will continue to work with the US through all available channels in a calm manner,
Suspending aid during a war to a country under attack means abandoning the country under attack and accepting or hoping that the aggressor will win,
he said during a parliamentary debate By freezing military aid to Ukraine, President Trump has kicked the door wide open for Putin to escalate his violent aggression against innocent Ukrainians,
said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee