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We, of course, understand that our main counterpart in this process is Washington,
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Russian state media I completely disagree. We do absolutely care about national borders, but equally, we don’t want to carry on killing people. Somehow, the war has got to stop. It has gone on for three years.”
Well, tell your big mate Donald Trump to tell his big mate Vladimir Putin to stop killing people, then we can solve that problem like that.” ... Let's not use up all our time on this."
Harltey-Brewer raged ... She clicked her fingers and abruptly ended the interview, fuming You know what you don’t do in a negotiation? Give the other side everything that they want. That is literally what they have done. I thought Reform cared about national borders.”
Putin is not preparing for peace
His call with the Russian president came just hours after Mr Zelensky warned I think President Putin wants peace and President Zelensky wants peace and I want peace,
Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office It would have been better to talk about Ukraine's possible NATO membership or the country's possible loss of territory at the negotiating table first and not take it off the table beforehand,
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters in Brussels Reconstruction of Ukraine is likely to be largely funded by Europe,
he explained from the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference Why are we giving [Russia] everything they want even before the negotiations have started?"
she said to DW and other outlets on the sidelines of the talks Any deal behind our backs will not work. Any agreement will need also Ukraine and Europe being part of it,
The arguments that have been made that somehow coming to the table right now is making concessions to Vladimir Putin outright that the President of the United States shouldn’t otherwise make — I just reject that at its face."
But when pressed on whether the US would also spell out concessions Russia might have to make, he wouldn’t be drawn, instead saying The West started to fall apart last night,
Lete concluded, suggesting that translantic cooperation was giving way to US preferences [Europeans] provide the bulk of financial assistance to Ukraine,
Grand said, pointing to Ukraine's path toward joining the European Union I challenge anyone else to think of a world leader at this moment who, with credibility and strength, could bring those two leaders to the table and forge a durable peace that ultimately serves the interests of Ukraine,
Europeans need to make clear that they stand ready to play the role proposed, ... but they expect in return to have a seat at the table and to shape a settlement that would allow to build a solid and lasting peace."
Our priority is to support Ukraine now, while it is fighting on the battlefield and needs our help,
There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine, and Ukraine’s voice must be at the heart of any talks,
We have to be there. So there is no question about it. Otherwise this peace will not be long lasting,
It’s very natural that we’re engaged into the discussions,
Let’s not forget, Russia remains a threat well beyond Ukraine,
U.K. Defence Secretary John Healey after the United States rattled NATO by saying
