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We’re signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about a possible deal for Ukraine’s minerals I am hoping for ... a fair result,
he said in a video address after sharp exchanges this week between the two leaders Russia attacked, but they shouldn’t have let him attack,
I’ve had very good talks with Putin, and I’ve had not such good talks with Ukraine,
When there is a war, there cannot be democratic elections... When there is a war, it is difficult to investigate where a huge part of the funding given to Ukraine ended up,
No one is disputing that Russia's use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law. However, Russia had serious security reasons for doing so, because it has long been misled on the issue of NATO enlargement,
he said, effectively justifying Moscow's actions However, Europe should in any case help the US president to end the senseless killings in Ukraine as quickly as possible and not hinder him from achieving this goal,
The troops of Nato countries [in Ukraine] under a foreign flag – an EU flag or any national flag … is unacceptable.”
After talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov made clear the Russian position Trump has conceded upfront and ahead of any talks with Ukraine what could have been part of a more balanced deal in the end,
Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, said in a note Thursday Washington has signaled willingness to consider several Russian demands that undermine Ukraine's long-term security, while the bilateral format and thawing U.S.-Russia ties raise concerns about a ceasefire deal that may be highly unfavorable for Ukraine. Trump's criticism towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is driving anti-American sentiment in Ukraine and heating up Transatlantic tensions,
he said in emailed comments The first U.S.-Russia ceasefire talks [this week] on Ukraine offered little cause for optimism for Kyiv,
Andrius Tursa, central and Eastern Europe advisor at risk consultancy Teneo, said in a note Thursday On the American side, there were entirely different people who were open to the negotiation process without any bias, without any prejudice to what was done in the past,
he said in comments translated by NBC News For all that is publicly known, Russia has not made any concessions in return. This can only embolden Russia to push for more. To add insult to injury, Trump has questioned the legitimacy of democratically elected Zelensky and blamed Ukraine for not giving in to Putin's maximalist demands years ago,
This should be not only our goal, but a shared one with our partners. Especially as we approach the third anniversary of the beginning of this war – a war that we in Ukraine have wanted to end from the very first second. I am confident that we will end it, and with lasting peace. And in such a way that Russia will never be able to invade Ukraine again, that Ukrainians will return from Russian captivity, and that Ukraine will have a future,
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.”
As the Italian communist Antonio Gramsci wrote Today I heard: ‘Oh, well, we weren’t invited.’ Well, you’ve been there for three years… you should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
Speaking to journalists at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said Macron is a friend of mine, and I've met with the prime minister, he's a very nice guy but nobody's done anything,
Your budget is more than 10 times ours, ... and now you want to neutralise our only real hedge - nuclear rocket capability.”
Our community is also divided. Some say: ‘Don’t believe it, nothing will come of this. It’s all a circus — Trump doesn’t make the real decisions, the deep state does’,
said a current Russian diplomat The thaw is good. Tensions with Europe and Ukraine are bad. We need to negotiate with everyone,
said a former Kremlin official
