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It’s appeasement. It has never worked,
said the Estonian EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, choosing words ominously freighted with history
Once again, we approach this trigger with caution. Even in the best-case scenario, it will be a difficult road with its ups and corrections, requiring attention from investors."
Sofya Donets from T-Bank said of the Russian stock surge, per Reuters
The moment investors have been waiting for has arrived. The next step towards easing geopolitical tensions."
Reuters reported on Thursday that Sinara brokerage analysts saidIn this situation, we should make it clear for the Europeans — now we can really strike Brussels, London, or Paris because we can forget about Article 5. You can forget the notion that Americans would step in on your behalf.”
Sergey Mikheyev, a political scientist, said
The president of the United States called the president of Russia. That alone is already a major success
said Shakhnazarov, according to DavisWhat does it all mean? Ukraine is left without NATO? Ukraine is left without money?”
Skabeeva asked the network’s Europe correspondent Mikhail AntonovI think we’re on the way to getting peace. I think President Putin wants peace and President Zelenskyy wants peace, and I want peace,
Trump said Wednesday
Now we have an election that was too big to rig,
Trump saidJust about everybody’s going to be looked at,
Trump saidI think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if he didn’t,
Trump saidTHREE GREAT WEEKS, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER, BUT TODAY IS THE BIG ONE,
the president bellowedMike BediganDOGE: Why was Politico paid Millions of Dollars for NOTHING. Buying the press??? PAY BACK THE MONEY TO THE TAXPAYERS! How much has the Failing New York Times paid? Is this the money that is keeping it open??? THEY ARE BUYING THE PRESS!”
In a follow-up post, aimed at a different media outlet, he continuedDOGE: Looks like Radical Left Reuters was paid $9,000,000 by the Department of Defense to study “large scale social deception.” GIVE BACK THE MONEY, NOW!”
he bellowed on Truth SocialIf you build your product in the United States, there are no tariffs ... this should have been done years ago,
he saidI’ve decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff ... it’s fair to all. No other country can complain,
he saidThe lesson should be - you can't act like Russia acts because if you can, that would be a disaster for everybody.”
He said
We want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, 'COMMON SENSE.' We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations,
Trump posted on Truth SocialBasically, he is taking our bread and butter; we wanted to chainsaw the Western world into pieces, but he decided to cut through it himself. We'll see if he breaks his teeth or not. It's an amazing thing."
Celebrating his remarks, Popov said on state television of Trump
Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops,
Hegseth said
A strategically advantageous marriage to a close associate of Putin's daughter propelled him into a dazzling career trajectory."
The Insider described Dmitriev's rise as being fueled by personal ties, stating