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We have had bipartisan support, and I cannot help but be grateful to America for all it has done,
I believe that Witkoff indeed very frequently quotes Kremlin narratives,
the Ukrainian leader said NATO will be strengthened by Ukraine as Europe does not have an army that has gone through war in the amount that Russia has,
he said, while also acknowledging this would not happen without support from the US Not only [Russians] are an aggressor, but they still put forward their preconditions,
I don't think this brings us any closer to peace. Unfortunately, I believe it only weakens the pressure from the Americas on Russia,
They are posing conditions on sanctions to the American side. If America stands strong ... we are standing on our own land and are defending ourselves,
We cannot agree with these narratives. We are fighting for ourselves and we will fight against these narratives wherever they appear because there is simply no other way,
We want the Americans to be on our side. And even if today the US has chosen the tactic of being in the middle, then the middle is the middle, not closer to the Kremlin,
I hope so. God bless, they will. But we'll see."
When asked whether the US would resist Russian pressure to ease sanctions, Zelensky responded As far as I know, he knows very well how to buy and sell real estate, but that's somewhat different."
Mr Zelensky offered a not-so-subtle dig, stating Who is Donald Trump closer to, you or Putin?”
Volodymyr Zelensky appeared flummoxed after being put on the spot by a reporter who asked him Difficult for me to say,
Put on the spot, the Ukrainian president hesitated before responding ... during a panel discussion in Paris with European journalists I think we have great conversations with the Americans. I think we are back on track,
Dear American friends, you understand that we are partners. This was our goal,
I think [the U.S.] has a completely different goal, looking at this situation from a short-term perspective. At this stage, their task is to achieve peace, as they see it. And in this case, quite often justice and peace are mutually contradictory categories,
I believe Russia has managed to influence some people on the White House team through information,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Time magazine Justice is a prerequisite for sustainable peace, especially when we are talking about Russia, which has been using wars as a method of achieving its political interests for decades, and for decades has been using war crimes as a method of winning those wars,
We cannot leave them to die and be tortured under Russian occupation. This is not just changing one flag for another. Russian occupation does not reduce human suffering, it simply makes it invisible,
War crimes have no statute of limitation,
If smaller countries do not accept the demands of larger powers and do not make a deal, then the smaller powers are actually to blame for inciting wars and resistance is a bad decision, because it brings death and destruction,
a Ukrainian diplomat told POLITICO, requesting anonymity to be able to speak candidly,
