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Now, he wants to end the war. He’s not looking for just like a pause. He’s looking for it to end and it’s going to be hard and it’s going to have to move in stages."
Quote from Rubio on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
That’s going to have to be the Europeans who have to be willing to step up and do that and – but there’s a lot of sensitive issues to talk about: territorial claims, arms control and things of that nature, language and cultural matters, all that is going to have to be worked through,
Rubio saidThat’s not been agreed to, not even negotiated, but I’m just saying that – and then opening things like aid corridors and ensuring that both sides aren’t targeting energy infrastructure. So we’ll see how that plays out,
the secretary of state saidI think that’s the way it’s going to have to be,
Trump said of barring Ukraine from the alliance that would serve as the strongest guarantor of its future security
When America and India work together, ... it becomes MEGA, a mega partnership for prosperity.”
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The Russian president supported one of the main theses of the US president that the time has come for our two countries to work together,
Peskov told reporters
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I believe this nation views Putin and Russia as a great competitor in the region. At times, an adversary."
Asked about Trump's views on Russia and Putin, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saidInteresting question. I think they have to make peace."
Asked specifically about Ukraine being an equal member in the peace process, Trump respondedAt times, he enjoys having good diplomatic relationships with leaders around the world."
But she also noted of TrumpThe lesson should be - you can't act like Russia acts because if you can, that would be a disaster for everybody.”
He said
Basically, he is taking our bread and butter; we wanted to chainsaw the Western world into pieces, but he decided to cut through it himself. We'll see if he breaks his teeth or not. It's an amazing thing."
Celebrating his remarks, Popov said on state television of Trump
We want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, 'COMMON SENSE.' We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations,
Trump posted on Truth Social
Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops,
Hegseth saidHe (Putin) sees it as a window of opportunity that needs to be used and to get as much as possible,
Stanovaya said
Of course, the Kremlin hopes that, with the help of Trump, the West will change so much that it can welcome Putin again,
Kalachev saidThere is a lot of euphoria and emotion in Russia now because it looks as if Putin already won, Trump legitimised him as a respected partner and Ukraine lost,
analyst Konstantin Kalachev told AFPTrump is not a panacea for Putin. In his military logic, he thinks he can achieve his goals in Ukraine without Trump,
Stanovaya saidNegotiations are only just starting. We don't know what Trump plan looks like,
Kalachev said
It shows the abnormality of those years that we went through under the Biden administration,
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ThursdayPutin's patience has paid off,
Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said