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But I think he's really a little bit scared about the President Trump,
I said that [Putin] is a liar,
Zelenskyy said of a recent phone call to Trump I think he wants to stop fighting,
They give important tactical and strategic details which, if leaked, would enormously benefit the Russians ahead of talks,
one senior former Nato officer said I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never, ... This is the war in Ukraine, against us, and it's our human losses."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News' Kristen Welker on Meet the Press on Sunday morning ... adding, What I think will happen is it's likely he will not take on his goal of toppling the government in Ukraine until after Trump is out of the presidency."
One way or another, of course, Ukraine will participate in the negotiations, ... There will be a bilateral Russian-American track of this dialogue, and a track that will be related to Ukraine's involvement."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state-controlled TV on Thursday, per Reuters ... adding, President Trump initiated those talks personally, with President Putin, and we'll carry those talks going forward in the coming weeks, and he is ready to move quickly to end this conflict, and we will bring everyone together as appropriate."
When Bream asked Waltz on Sunday whether he could confirm that reporting, the national security adviser said Number one, it has to be a permanent end to the war, not a temporary end to the war. Number two, this can't be ended on the battlefield. This has turned into a World War I-style meat grinder of human beings,
I can't think of any better security guarantee than being co-invested with President Trump,
Given the cost that the Ukrainian people have paid, why would they not have a direct seat at the table, especially if Zelensky says whatever you come up with, he's not going to feel bound by unless they're actively, directly part of these talks?"
Fox News' Shannon Bream asked Waltz on Fox News Sunday I think the president has this chance, and he’s strong, and I think that really he can push Putin to peace negotiations,
They failed miserably. So we’re not going to go down that path.”
Referring to efforts led by France and Germany back during the Obama administration, Kellogg said during a Saturday event attended by top diplomats and prime ministers It will be very, very, very difficult,
But I don't want to prejudge that,
I think President Trump will know very quickly whether this is a real thing or whether this is an effort to buy time, but I don’t want to prejudge that.”
I don’t think in geopolitics anyone should trust anyone.”
On whether the U.S. should trust Putin’s intentions to pursue peace, Rubio said We have to understand right now there is no process,
Well, we didn’t go into any details. What we discussed is basically the ability to begin communicating.”
When asked if the U.S. would consider lifting sanctions on Russia he said When he ran in his campaign and was elected as president,
