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No decision can be made without Ukraine on how to end the war in Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters in Turkiye, where he held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Yeah, I would say that, you know, when you want a seat at the table… Wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to say like, ‘It’s been a long time since we’ve had an election?’
If they want to do that, that’s great, I’m all for it,
They were very good. Russia wants to do something, they want to stop the savage barbarism,
This needs to be a permanent end to the war and not a temporary end, as we've seen in the past,
The key to unlock that is the end to this conflict,
I asked [U.S. Secretary of State Marco] Rubio and [White House National Security Adviser Mike] Waltz what this means — they told me it’s fake,
I haven’t seen this information, I haven’t seen this news,
Lavrov told reporters when asked about the alleged proposal after the Russian delegation’s nearly five-hour-long talks with U.S. negotiators in Riyadh We’re not going to pre-negotiate an end to this conflict,
President Trump is determined to move very quickly,
Waltz said, pointing to the recent phone call between Trump and Putin It's very important to understand that U.S. businesses lost around $300 billion from leaving Russia. So there is huge economic toll on many countries from you know what's happening right now, and we believe as a way forward is through solutions,
Europe will have to make a contribution towards safeguarding any agreement, and cooperation with the Americans is essential,
This is a follow-up on that initial conversation between Putin and president Trump about perhaps if that first step is even possible, what the interests are, if this can be managed,
state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters in Riyadh We really see that president Trump and his team is a team of problem solvers, people who have already addressed a number of big challenges very swiftly, very efficiently and very successfully,
Kirill Dmitriev told reporters in Riyadh We agree with president Trump on a ‘peace through strength’ approach,
a European official said after the Paris meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity I’ve been with president Trump, and the policy has always been: You take no options off the table,
It would be good if the war ends or even if [the conflict] is just frozen,
said Altynay, a resident of Russia's republic of Bashkortostan The only thing being discussed now is whether this meeting [between Putin and Trump] will affect the ruble exchange rate — everyone is looking at it through the lens of how the negotiations will impact their finances and wages,
said one mid-level manager from a public sector organization in Moscow I personally think the result will be nothing — it will be discussed politically for a long time, but the outcome will be zero,
she told The Moscow Times Over these years, the people of both countries have been too heavily incited against each other for there not to be acts of sabotage or a resurgence of conflict,
