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The next task is to ensure that there is no dictated peace,
In my view it would have been better to speak about a possible NATO membership for Ukraine or possible losses of territory at the negotiating table,
It is very clear to me that there must be no solution that does not also involve the US,
Scholz said in an interview with Politico released on Thursday There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace,
Hegseth said ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels That will require both sides recognizing things they don't want to,
We have to be there. So there is no question about it. Otherwise, this peace will not be long lasting."
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said It's very natural that we're engaged into the discussions."
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said I had a long and detailed conversation with President Trump...We believe that America's strength, together with Ukraine and all our partners, is enough to push Russia to peace."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a post on X Wednesday, said Let's not forget, Russia remains a threat well beyond Ukraine,
Healey said after Washington indicated Ukraine now joining NATO is almost an essential part of this peace deal.”
Farage doubled down on that point on GB News, where he hosts a show, later that evening, stressing We have provoked this war,
Farage said at the time, but he added The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement.”
And before we have that, it doesn’t make any sense for us in Ukraine even to discuss (a ceasefire deal),
she added, voicing doubt about Russia’s willingness to uphold its obligations under any agreement The US is quite happy to march to its own beat and leave Europe and Ukraine to pick up the pieces,
said Matthew Savill, director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank No country, as President Trump has pointed out, has made a larger commitment for the Ukrainian mission than the United States of America,
Hegseth told reporters before a meeting with NATO ministers in Brussels, citing the billions in aid provided by the US for Ukraine’s war effort Even 2% of GDP is not enough,
the defense secretary said It is crucial that when a peace deal is struck, that a peace deal is enduring, that Putin knows that this is the end, that he can never again try to capture a piece of Ukraine. So that has to be part of those negotiations,
We have seen the calls from President Trump overnight, and we all want to see a durable peace and no return to conflict and aggression.”
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey, for his part, said We have to spend more, not only because the U.S. expects that … but also we have to spend more because we know the threat coming from Russia and from other adversaries is increasing,
We all want peace in Ukraine rather sooner than later. We all want Ukraine to be in the best possible position when those talks start ..., and ... it is crucial that whatever comes out of those talks, it is durable,
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