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We want peace. And I think the initiative of President Trump is a very positive one. But my message was to say be careful because we need something substantial for Ukraine,
he said in an interview from the Blair House Monday on "Special Report."
We all strive for peace and want to make it as reliable and lasting as possible. Today, we discussed the need for security guarantees for Ukraine and real ways to ensure an end to this Russian aggression and prevent any new one. Peace is needed,
Zelenskyy said in a post on X after meeting with key alliesIt looks like they agreed to have European peacekeepers enforce the peace between Russia and Ukraine,
said William Pomeranz, a senior scholar at the Wilson Center Kennan Institute
We have to see this as a move by Donald Trump to undermine the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and in the worst case, as Trump advocating for Russia's position, which has been in the past that elections have to be part of a negotiation process in Ukraine, although it's an entirely Ukrainian domestic issue,
said Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign RelationsLet’s try to get something first which ... can be assessed, checked and verified,
he said in EnglishThere's tremendous distrust on both sides,
Trump saidSo, it's not only a back and forth between Trump and Zelenskyy. We do see a broader realignment here of U.S. policy towards a normalization of relations with Russia, where Ukraine is perceived as a problem to this normalization,
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This peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine,
Macron told a joint news conference with Trump at the White House
It's time to end this bloodletting and restore peace, and I think we're going to do it,
he said at the joint press conference
We have to make him perfect,
said Trump in 2018, after playfully brushing dandruff from his younger counterpart's shouldersHe may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement, which would be nice,
Trump said of Zelenskyy
They would not be along the front lines. They would not be part of any conflict. They would be there to ensure that the peace is respected,
he saidWe also had the opportunity to speak… with our UK partners to discuss the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine as part of these security guarantees. Other countries are ready to join this initiative."
Quote from Macron
We are ready and willing to provide security guarantees, which could perhaps include troops, but they would be there to maintain peace,
he explained
Well, we're going to see."
Asked whether Ukraine should consider ceding territory to Russia as part of a settlement, Trump remained non-committal, sayingYou can’t be weak in the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your interest,
Macron said
The only conclusion you can draw is that 80 years of policy in standing up against aggressors has just been blown up without any sort of discussion or reflection,
said Ian Kelly, a U.S. ambassador to Georgia during the Obama and first Trump administration and now a professor at Northwestern UniversityWe have necessity to have guarantees for solid peace,
Macron said at the start of the meetingEurope is going to make sure nothing happens,
Trump said
He will accept that. I have asked him that question,
Trump said of Putin, when asked directly about the deployment of European troops