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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 Next week, on Monday my visit to Saudi Arabia is planned to meet the crown prince,
Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app After that, my team will remain in Saudi Arabia to work with our American partners. Ukraine is most interested in peace,
President Trump is adamant that we need to get everybody to the table, and we could do that with carrots, and we could do that with sticks,
It may be easier dealing with Russia, which is surprising, because they have all the cards, and they’re bombing the hell out of them right now,
I think he’s doing what anybody else would,
The strikes on Ukraine must stop immediately if Russia truly wants to end the war,
We support tougher sanctions against Moscow from the West and other measures."
Top Ukrainian Presidential Aide Andriy Yermak agreed with Trump's words, writing on X To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late. Thank you,
That sets a weak backdrop” for the Trump disruptions to come
Bloomberg’s Augusta Saraiva writes I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran,
Trump said in a striking shift from his previous threats against the country’s leadership, though he I have to know that they want to settle,
The truth is, Ukraine has lost, because they trusted and relied on the previous White House. In terms of new sanctions, we have faced so many sanctions already and they have not stopped from realising our goals,
For many months, the US has been focused on the victory of Ukraine. Now there is recognition of the reality [that] the Ukrainian position on the battlefield is bad,
Zakharova said in response to a Truth Social post by Trump which began with the assertion that Russia is supposedly "pounding" Ukraine on the battlefield Many people thought that Donald Trump was perhaps being too supportive of Russia, was forcing Ukraine into talks, and not putting the same level of pressure onto Russia,
You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out, ... Putin went through a hell of a lot with me.”
Trump told Zelenskyy, while also remarking I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace,
I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine, and they don’t have the cards,
The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s defence with no security, with no anything,
The first steps to establishing real peace should be forcing the sole source of this war, Russia, to stop such attacks,
Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app