Why not take free money from the aggressor?"
Claims that there are no legal ways to use Russia's frozen assets are unfounded. Last week, I shared a draft paper with our European partners, offering a clear solution for using frozen assets. Before the June deadline for extending the sanctions imposed on Russia, a political decision must be taken on using frozen assets
When the assets were first frozen — the moment that Russia lost access to them — there was no adverse impact on European economic or financial stability. There is no reason to think that markets, or individual creditor states, would act if Russia permanently and formally lost these assets,
You’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it. ... You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."
This is a once-in-a-generation moment for the security of Europe,
Then, on February 18, 2020, Russians launched one of the largest assaults of the war. This is the Kremlin’s pattern: deception, false promises, and escalation,
Europe knows one thing: the deal, if it happens, is not simply about carving up Ukraine or securing a quick ceasefire … it is about a lasting and secure peace agreement, about existential security issues for all of Europe,
Russia, as a concerned state and permanent member of the UN Security Council, would have to agree to a deployment,
It should not be that hard a deal to make,
Security is so easy, that’s about 2% of the problem,
At best, a highly unstable situation would obtain, where a renewal of hostilities would be easily possible or even likely,
Ukraine should adopt a neutral, nonaligned status, be nuclear-free, and undergo demilitarization and denazification,
I don’t think anybody’s going to play around if we’re there with a lot of workers,
My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts. We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence. Regarding the agreement on Minerals and Security, Ukraine is ready to sign it at any time that is convenient for you.'
I appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago,
Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,
It's time to stop this madness,
It's crazy what happened that day, we understood that Trump is not on our side,
By humiliating Volodymyr Zelensky, they humiliated the whole country, all Ukrainians, even those who died,
Whoever believes that there is any space for Vladimir Putin and the future of a stable globe better go to Ukraine,