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Ukraine is sovereign. If it asks for allied forces to be on its territory, it's not something for Russia to accept or not,
Macron said in a joint interview with several French regional newspapers published late on Saturday It is up to Russia to end the attacks and finally make peace possible,
I have to say, there's quite a high likelihood that a ceasefire, even if it is achievable, won’t last,
The damage is significant. Energy workers are already working on the ground. We are doing everything possible to restore power to homes as soon as possible,
The operation of our forces in the designated areas of the Kursk region continues,
The buildup of Russian forces indicates that Moscow intends to keep ignoring diplomacy. It is clear that Russia is prolonging the war,
If you ask me now, should it happen right now? On the basis of what we understand right now, no. But let’s have a look at whether there is a practical proposal that’s actually going to be put,
When it comes to boots on the ground, this is a matter better handled by Europe.”
On Sky News, the deputy opposition leader, Sussan Ley, made similar points, opposing Russia’s invasion but adding It is the right thing to do and it is in Australia’s national interest. Because what happens in the Euro-Atlantic has serious implications for our region – the Indo-Pacific – and vice versa,
Albanese said in a statement We agreed that in the case that President Putin refused to agree to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, we would need to increase our efforts to strengthen Ukraine, weaken Russia’s war machine, and ratchet up pressure on President Putin to convince him to come to the negotiating table,
I welcome the fact the prime minister wants to engage and we welcome the fact that there’s a coalition of the willing, but we think this is something that Europe can handle. If we move and get peace in the Middle East, there needs to be boots on the ground, to hold that peace together. That’s something Europe can handle,
Russia must agree to a ceasefire, firstly, but it must also agree to stop its aggression against Ukraine, and so it is premature to talk about that detail, but Australia has a proud record over 80 years of participating in peacekeeping missions,
Once again, Western boots on the ground are unacceptable for Russia, and we will not remain passive observers
It's in our interest to defend democracy in Ukraine
If we can make a contribution to that peacekeeping effort, then I think we should… Australia supports the Ukrainian fight,
There are anywhere from zero to 50 different ways they can help, boots on the ground is only one way. You can talk about intelligence, you can talk about different types of things but it's too early to commit right now,
Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table."
The group that met this morning is a bigger group than we had two weeks ago, there is a stronger collective resolve, and new commitments were put on the table this morning,
This is a moment of truth because if Russia does not sincerely commit to peace, President Trump will toughen sanctions and retaliation, and so that will completely change the dynamic,
Macron said in a interview Friday with French regional papers that was posted late Saturday Russia must respond clearly and the pressure must be clear, in conjunction with the United States, to obtain this ceasefire,
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