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Now, when the situation in the theatre of military operations is not in the favour of the Kyiv regime, the West is faced with a choice - to continue financing it and destroying the Ukrainian population or to recognise the current realities and start negotiating,
Trump will probably want to facilitate this, provided he is at the center of the entire process and can then claim his Nobel Peace Prize or make his mark in some other way,
a source close to the Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying Until the inauguration, we will keep advancing [in Ukraine],
a Russian government official was quoted as saying in a VPost report As the Democrats have nothing to lose, they might make decisions that could complicate dialogue in the future. For example, they could authorize the use of American weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory,
a diplomatic source was quoted as saying in a Moscow Times report As soon as Trump takes office and forms his team, then we can agree to start consultations. It will be convenient for him to negotiate. Right now, there's no one to even come to Moscow for talks, no one to talk to,
added another Russian official told the publication I don’t believe in major breakthroughs, and there is no great euphoria in my circle of contacts. But something interesting is definitely going to happen in the future."
A senior executive at a major state corporation stated I suspect some of the biggest celebrations will have been in the Kremlin
Weeping may remain in the night, but joy comes in the morning
Writing on messaging app Telegram, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova said This is exactly the principle that can bring just peace in Ukraine closer.
The Ukrainian president added Judging by the pre-election rhetoric, the Republican team is not going to throw more and more American taxpayer money into the furnace of the proxy war against Russia.
We could use a combination of Trump’s unpredictability with his desire to be a winner and make that a strong formula for promoting a peace process in Ukraine,
Rasmussen said in an interview, I don’t think he would like to be depicted [as] a loser,
We have repeatedly said that the US is able to contribute to the end of this conflict. This cannot be done overnight, but... the US is capable of changing the trajectory of its foreign policy. Will this happen, and if so, how ... we will see after [the US president's inauguration in] January
I think the Ukrainians have been incredibly brave and strong when standing up to Russia. But at the end of the day, what we're funding here is a stalemate war, and it needs to be brought to a conclusion,
You don't have to be a fan of Vladimir Putin to want the war to end,
I think there has to be some common sense here,
