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President Putin wants to meet; he's said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over with,
If you think the president of a country [Putin] is completely crazy, it is really hard to come to an agreement with him. You have to look at him as a serious person, who loves his country and loves the people in his country,
We hear [Trump’s] statements on the need to prevent World War III. We undoubtedly welcome such a disposition and congratulate the elected U.S. president,
Putin said during a televised session of Russia’s Security Council We see [Trump’s] and his team’s statements on their wish to restore direct contacts with Russia, which the outgoing [Biden] administration had cut off through no fault of our own,
The main thing is to resolve the original causes of the crises,
Putin said in a statement broadcast on Russian state media and reported on Telegram We see the statements by the newly elected president of the United States and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia,
As for the resolution of the situation [in Ukraine] itself, I would like to emphasize that the goal should not be a brief ceasefire, not some kind of period of respite that would allow a regrouping and rearmament of forces, but a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people and all peoples who live in the region,
We are open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on the conflict in Ukraine,
he said, while stressing the importance of eliminating the root causes of the conflict President Trump is always decisive, and the peace through strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace, which is the top priority, ... This century is being shaped right now, and we must all work together to ensure that it is a great and successful century for democracies, not those who want us to fail
Zelenskyy said in a post to X We're heading into World War III territory,
