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I just don't see that he wants to take all of Europe. This is a much different situation than it was in World War Two.”
And he downplayed European fears of the risk that Mr Putin will use any ceasefire to rearm and launch further attacks on Ukraine and its neighbours, saying
We have to ask ourselves, is it in our national interest? Is it realistic? ... Are we going to drive every Russian off of every inch of Ukrainian soil?”
Asked on Sunday whether the US would accept a peace deal in which Russia was allowed to keep Ukrainian territory, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said
Witkoff continues to promote the White House’s pro-Russian stance
Mr Ellwood said
I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy
In the interview, he could not remember the names of specific provinces in eastern Ukraine where the fighting has been most intense, saying