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Trump—with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history—is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan stood for,
Cheney, a fierce Trump critic, said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday
President Trump is focused on ... ending the fighting, going to a ceasefire and having a broader agreement. That started with this call with President Putin last week, he immediately had a call with President Zelensky. They have a term for this in diplomacy, called shuttle diplomacy. I don't think anyone should be really, I don't know, criticizing the president for trying to drive this to a diplomatic solution."
National security adviser Mike Waltz, involved in the U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, told reporters WednesdayHe is aligning America with the enemies of the very freedom that generations have fought and died to defend,
Cheney wrote of TrumpShe's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
In November, Trump said of Cheney
Kellogg is going to see this today
Vowing to also show him around so he can report back to Mr Trump, he said
When the US mentions future European participation, it doesn't imply genuine involvement. Once the US and Russia reach a consensus, they can persuade Europe and Ukraine to accept the outcome, addressing some of their security concerns,
Zhang said
These US-Europe differences may reduce the conflict's intensity, but future disagreements still require consultation to resolve."
Zhao saidToday I heard, 'Oh, well, we weren't invited.' Well, you've been there for three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."
Trump rebuked Kyiv's complaints, statingFor Europe, the conflict is an existential matter, while for Trump, it's a matter of cost-benefit,
he saidHe is well connected with the Saudis; he is one of them,
Fedorov said
His main role, his main task, is what Putin assigned him: to get the Americans to lift sanctions pressure. That’s his job,
Russia’s former deputy foreign minister, told NBC NewsWe had a reach-out from someone who is a go-between between the Russian government and the American government and I presented it,
Witkoff told Fox News a few days after they touched down on U.S. soil
We can do it the easy way, or the hard way — and the easy way is always better,
Trump warned in a message addressed directly to Putin on his social media site Truth Social
For the Ukrainians, there’s too much uncertainty now,
an American adviser to Kyiv told POLITICO on condition of anonymityWe have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the leader in Ukraine, I mean, I hate to say it, but he’s down to 4 percent approval rating.”
Their quandary has only been worsened by Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, when he saidTrump and Putin want Zelenskyy out — their alignment is worrisome,
a former Ukrainian minister told POLITICO, who asked to remain anonymous in order to speak freelyI was briefed (on the talks). I rate them highly, there is a result,
Putin said at a drone factory in Saint Petersburg
Russia wants to do something,
he saidNo one is excluding Ukraine,
Putin said in a televised meeting with journalists in Saint Petersburg,
Yes, I have been informed. I rate them highly, there are results,
he was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency on Wednesday