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Well it may not survive anyway. But you know, we have some weaknesses with Russia, it takes two,
It was not gonna happen that war, and it happened so now we're stuck with this mess,
I do, I’ve had it checked."
The interviewer then asked whether Ukraine really does have significant rare-earth mineral resources, to which Trump responded I think he’s doing what anyone else would do.”
Asked if the Russian leader was taking advantage of the pause in US intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine, Trump replied He [Trump] did it simply to try and show some kind of balance, given the things he said about Zelensky and the Ukrainians. … I think Putin completely understood the threat was totally hollow."
John Bolton, a former national security adviser, said on CNN Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED."
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social The business about being a dictator, that Zelensky is a mediocre comedian - I was on the phone, I heard Putin basically say exactly that."
Trump thinks he and Putin are friends. That's not what Putin thinks."
They're kind of big guys - and Trump would like to be a big guy too."
The Secretary underscored President Trump is determined to end the war as soon as possible and emphasized that all sides must take steps to secure a sustainable peace,
Air defences shot down one drone on approach, the other was destroyed over the territory of the enterprise,
The situation (for Ukraine in Kursk) is very bad,
Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group, told Reuters In the evening, Russians struck the center of Dobropillia. At least 11 people were killed and 30 others were wounded,
the service posted on Telegram Russians are extremely inspired by recent statements of Trump that he's leaving Europe, he's going to remove sanctions against Russia, cutting Ukrainian intelligence and also supplies,
Omelyan told BBC 5 Live Breakfast We don't see what Russia is preparing to do with its territory anymore ... You hear the noise and feel the enemy, but you cannot see it."
Asked about the US's withdrawal of satellite imagery services to Ukraine, he added I think [Putin is] hitting [Ukraine] harder than he's been hitting them,
the US President told reporters in the White House I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. And they don’t have the cards,
Trump said in his latest attack on Kyiv