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We're signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about a possible deal for Ukraine's minerals I am hoping for ... a fair result,
he said in a video address after sharp exchanges this week between the two leaders I've had very good talks with Putin, and I've had not such good talks with Ukraine,
Russia attacked, but they shouldn't have let him attack,
Your budget is more than 10 times ours, ... and now you want to neutralise our only real hedge - nuclear rocket capability.”
There must be a U.S. backstop because a U.S. security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again,
Russia is preparing for a long war,
she told The Associated Press If it is successful, it will last 20 or 30 years,
As long as it is not clear what plan will be presented, it is not possible to make a solid commitment of support,
It's not enough to say: 'I'm sending troops!' This must be determined either through multilateral negotiations, in which Europe and Turkey are also involved, or through the UN Security Council,
If anyone thinks they can stay out of the situation, I think that's an illusion,
If it is not NATO, who will be able to give us guarantees?,
Turkey ― like the EU countries ― has felt left out since the US-Russian summit in Saudi Arabia,
Look, his (Trump's) goal is to bring this war to an end period…Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and insults to President Trump were unacceptable.
Slapping down the Ukrainian president, Waltz said In reality, he is despised by the people of Ukraine, which is why he has refused to hold an election
Writing on his X platform, he said President Trump is right to ignore him and solve for peace independent of the disgusting, massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
I find it kind of, frankly ridiculous, so many people in Washington that were just demanding, pounding the table for a cease-fire in Gaza are suddenly aghast that the president would demand one and both sides come to the table with talks when it comes to Ukraine
That's not who you are, it's not your trademark, it's not in your interest,
Macron said as he answered questions from the French public on social media You write some sort of guarantees, and we will write a memorandum... some sort of percentages,
Russia's highly censored state television has, over the past two years, consistently promoted the rape of Ukrainians, the drowning of children, the levelling of cities, the eradication of the Ukrainian elite, and the physical extermination of millions of Ukrainians.
An insight into just how traumatic rule by Moscow could be has been given by Foreign Policy magazine