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The future of Europe does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow,
Macron said
I think we're going to see movement in very short order,
Waltz saidI have literally just been on the phone with my counterpart, the Ukrainian national security adviser, talking about times, locations, delegations,
Waltz saidIt has been suspended since yesterday afternoon,
he added, referring to U.s. intelligence-sharing with Ukraine
I want to believe that the United States will stand by us. But we have to be ready if that is not the case,
French President Emmanuel Macron said of the war in Ukraine in an address to the French nation on the eve of the summit
The first steps on the path to a just and lasting peace are incredibly important. We want to move forward speedily, in cooperation with the United States and all of Europe,
Zelensky said on social media platform X
On the military front and the intelligence front, the pause that allowed that to happen will go away, and I think we’ll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have,
Ratcliffe said
We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,
national security adviser Mike Waltz said WednesdayToday our Ukrainian and U.S. teams began working on a meeting. Andriy Yermak and Mike Waltz spoke,
Zelenskiy said in his evening address, referring to his chief of staff and the U.S. national security adviserWe all want a safe future for our people. Not a temporary ceasefire, but an end to the war once and for all. With our coordinated efforts and U.S. leadership, this is entirely achievable,
Zelensky wrote Wednesday on social media following a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
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This approach is generally positive,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in answer to a question from AFPBoth agreed on the importance of the U.S. president's leadership role, also with a view to achieving a swift start to a ceasefire and lasting peace for Ukraine
a German government spokesperson saidThe main strategy is to speak as little as possible or to adopt a general position that emphasises the need to remain in harmony with the U.S.,
Massetti said
We are Europeans, and this issue concerns us closely - it is happening on our doorstep. We have taken a position and we are sticking to it,
said Edmondo Cirielli, Italy's deputy foreign minister and member of Meloni's Brothers of Italy partyThere is a combination of factors that don't necessarily spur open confrontation with Trump as with the left, but still lead to distance between him and ... far-right parties that increasingly accept European integration,
said Alexander Clarkson, lecturer in European studies at King's College London.jpg)
If Trump decides to turn his back on a European country like Ukraine and divide its borders and make so-called peace agreements without taking into account (this) aggrieved nation, we cannot agree with Trump,
Ortega Smith saidTrump, contrary to his campaign promises and perhaps contrary to his own imagination, was unable to obtain a quick peace from Putin,
Konfederacja co-leader Bosak said on FacebookTrump's unpredictability has left us in disarray,
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Russia is advancing. The enemy is resisting and has not yet been defeated,
Medvedev said
We have proposed a truce. That is what is being studied within the negotiations with the United States,
government spokesperson Sophie Primas told LCI television