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The immediate crisis within Europe will be how to continue diplomatic, military and humanitarian support to Ukraine without the US
Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think-tank, added We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European
a member of Trump's team told the Wall Street Journal Faced with speculation on what the position of a new American administration will be, I believe above all that we should not decide in advance,
Any deal, even the worst deal, would’ve been better than what we have right now,
Facing the speculation on what could be the positions or initiatives of the new U.S administration, I think that we absolutely should not prejudge and we have to give it (the administration) time,
Jean-Noel Barrot told the Paris Peace Forum President Volodymr Zelenskiy has met President- elect Donald Trump numerous times and I don't doubt that a strong relationship will be established with the new administration...,
Ukraine, and beyond that the international community, would have too much to lose if Russia imposed the law of the strongest,
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as president of the United States of America."
Putin also congratulated Trump, saying Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory! I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine."
On X, formerly Twitter, Zelensky wrote Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance of the alleged call are false. Subsequently, Ukraine could not have endorsed or opposed the call."
Commenting on reports that Ukraine had been notified about the call, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told Reuters I have no doubt President Trump will restore American strength and stability on the world stage, just as he did in his first term in office."
In a statement to Fox News Digital, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul said Trump's best move is to keep his cards close and make Putin feel uneasy ahead of any negotiations,
He lifted President Obama’s arms embargo on Ukraine, heavily sanctioned Russia – including Nord Stream 2 – enhanced the U.S. military presence in Europe, and pushed our NATO allies to invest more in their own defense,
If you take things away from Ukraine … you're giving away a lot of whatever leverage you think you might have,
If this were a plan, then America is headed for global conflict,
Trump was no Russia appeaser in his first term,
He has largely remained vague on what an end state might look like, which is by design,
They don't need to be pushed to make a deal,
We'll have to wait and see what President Trump really proposes… but if the reports of his call with (Vladimir) Putin last week are right then President Trump is exactly right to warn Putin against escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
Mr Healey told BBC Breakfast No, I don't. The US alongside the UK have been two of the leading countries that have been standing by Ukraine, supporting Ukraine, our determination to do so is just as strong.
Asked whether Ukraine's safety had diminished since Mr Trump's election win, Mr Healey told Sky News
