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Of course, it’s crucial that Ukraine is closely involved in everything happening about Ukraine,
Rutte told reporters, ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels There is a clear expectation from the side of the U.S., but also clear commitments yesterday that this alliance is here to stay for the generations to come,
he said, calling again for NATO allies to spend more and produce more weapons The most important [thing] is that there is no negotiation of Europe’s security architecture without Europeans involved,
There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine,
said British Defence Secretary John Healey I don’t think that these doors were really open,
He also shut down hopes that Kyiv would join NATO, to which Zelenskyy replied ... in a pointed comment at past and current U.S. administrations You saw from President Trump yesterday, who himself is the best negotiator on the planet, bringing two sides together to find a negotiated peace, which is ultimately what everyone wants,
You also forget to mention that [Trump] also had a long phone call with [Ukraine] President Zelenskyy,
The positions that Defence Secretary Hegseth announced in Brussels which I am sure I'd be stunned if Trump didn't convey them directly to Putin in their phone call, constitute terms of a settlement that could have been written in the Kremlin,
he told CNN's Kaitlan Collins Russia's military performance has been miserable, but Trump is vindicating Putin's decision to invade,
By making these and others concessions before negotiations even started, Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin on Ukraine,
Why is the Trump administration giving Putin gifts - Ukrainian land and no NATO membership for Ukraine - before negotiations even begin?"
McFaul asked on social media site X I told Biden, I said: 'You ought to be asking for either a loan or some kind of a security, like their oil and gas or something for the money'."
Trump on Wednesday signaled No NATO membership, no boots on the ground? Sounds like abandoning Ukraine,
former Lithuania Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis posted on X in response to Hegseth's comments, which come ahead of the Munich Security Conference for political and military leaders later this week I'm backing Ukraine."
When asked later on Wednesday if Hegseth's remarks had taken away any U.S. leverage, Trump told reporters Hegseth's remark does not imply any U.S. willingness to recognize occupied Ukrainian territory as legally Russian,
In Ukraine, he will meet with government officials and private citizens who have bravely endured almost three years of war. President Trump has made it clear that the fighting needs to stop, and the United States is ready to support a durable solution. Special Presidential Envoy Kellogg is committed to carrying out the tough diplomacy it will take to achieve the President’s objective."
Quote from US Department of State All we need is peace. A JUST PEACE. Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work on this together. TOGETHER,
It is in the interest of all democracies to support them,
Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity are unconditional” as peace talks begin
the statement posted by Kallas said We have lived in the shadow of war for three years, and for three years we have hoped that the war would end,