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This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer,
an infuriated Trump posted on his Truth Social website I have expressed various doubts about the Franco-British proposal while thanking my colleagues
Meloni said about the British-French plan It is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelensky, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S.
Trump said following the summit Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia
He added in what appeared to be an attack on what he appeared to perceive as a weakness of European leaders There are clearly a number of options on the table,
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said We must not repeat the mistakes of the past when weak deals allowed President Putin to invade again.”
Perhaps pointing his comments at the US administration, the prime minister said We’ve now agreed that the United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we’ll discuss that plan with the United States.”
Speaking to the BBC after the summit, Sir Keir said Such a truce on air, sea and energy infrastructure would allow us to determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith when he commits to a truce,
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday I'm aware of everything."
Mr Zelensky, asked if he was aware of the plan mentioned by Macron, told reporters in London There must be no talks on Ukraine without Ukraine,
In the event of a peace deal, we will keep boosting Ukraine’s own defensive capabilities to deter any future invasions,
the British prime minister said The problem with the US-Russia peace process is that it wasn’t likely to be very durable,
There will be diplomacy for the sake of peace,
Zelenskyy said during one of his nightly video addresses ... adding it This is not a moment for more talk. It’s time to act, time to step up and lead and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace,
the United Kingdom leader said I am convinced that the European Union – following the example of the United States – should enter into direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire and sustainable peace in Ukraine,
To support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong US backing,
Starmer said after the summit The Russians need to know that they're going to answer to the United States as well as to the Europeans on the ground,
Mandelson told ABC News on Sunday Donald Trump has to choose if he wants to call himself a leader of the free world, or leader of an extortion gang. The latter is not interesting for Europe."
One senior official declared in the aftermath of the blow-up It seems to me that many have still not fully accepted that Trump simply does not want to play the role that Europeans want him to play,
said Jana Puglierin, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank Do we consider Volodymr Zelenskiy an important resistance fighter, a hero? The answer is yes. Should we be making judgment or taking the moral high ground? Then the answer is no,
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told RTL Radio on Monday