Quotes
I think it was a mistake to throw him out,
Trump said, referring to Putin This would put peace and stability in Europe at risk, far beyond Ukraine,
There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace,
Russia must no longer be a threat to Ukraine, to Europe, to international security,
We, as a sovereign country, simply will not be able to accept any agreements without us,
Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into ‘Uncle Sucker’,
We shouldn’t take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started because it plays to Russia’s court and it is what they want,
NATO is a great alliance, the most successful defence alliance in history, but to endure for the future, our partners must do far more for Europe’s defence. We must make NATO great again,
Putin told you he wants a deal only because he is afraid of you, because you are strong,
Zelensky told Trump, ... according to the sources Zelensky's message to Trump was 'you have leverage over Putin,'
one source briefed on the call said I need to talk to Putin in order to save Ukraine,
Trump told Zelensky, ... according to the sources We are part of Europe, and they have helped a lot,
We’ll believe those words for today,
We simply cannot accept any agreements without our participation as an independent country. I make this very clear to our partners. Any bilateral negotiations concerning Ukraine – and I am not talking about other topics, in those they are free – any bilateral negotiations about Ukraine without us will not be accepted,
He [Trump – ed.] understands that we are number one in the world or one of the first [in terms of drone technology],
I don't think it was a matter of priority that he [Trump – ed.] talked to Russia first. Although it's really not very nice."
I warned many times that Trump will favor Russia in negotiations between Zelensky and Putin… The harm to U.S. security interests will extend well beyond Central Europe, as our adversaries in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific can plainly see,
Putin would likely agree only to meaningless guarantees — ones that could not be effectively invoked if Russia were to launch another attack,
Sergey Radchenko, a Russia expert and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, wrote in an op-ed for The Moscow Times Would Trump agree to such a framework? If he did, it would amount to a betrayal of Ukraine, and would leave the country defenseless against future aggression,
No one wants peace more than Ukraine. Together with the US, we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace,