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We stand with Ukraine, and our belief in that our support for Ukraine is unshakeable
she added
If you'd told me just three months ago that these were the words of the US president, I would have laughed out loud.
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He refuses to have elections, he's slow,
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The Prime Minister has made his own view clear
Asked whether Sir Keir Starmer should have publicly contradicted Donald Trump over his comments calling the Ukrainian leader a 'dictator', Ms Nandy told BBC Radio 4's Today programmeTrump's statements are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action
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A lot of the language, including his echoing of Kremlin talking points, indicates that maybe he's just giving away the farm to Russia,
said Henry Hale, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University
Why hasn't President Zelenskyy tried to end this war for the betterment of his country?"
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told Fox NewsIt looks like he's preparing a big sell-out of Ukraine,
Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia programme at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told AFPNow, sometimes shocks are effective at getting you going,
Bergmann saidUkraine now has to turn to Europe, and I think that Europe, in its own interests, has to stand up and stand on its own two feet and recognise that in a crisis, it may not be able to count on the United States as well,
said DavisThere's no way that Ukraine is gonna get a fair and just peace out of this current process,
said DavisThat's why he wants Ukraine and Zelenskyy to become Europe's problems. He looks at Europe as a liability from a security perspective, and he looks at Europe as an economic competitor to the United States,
Muraviev told CNA938I think what you're seeing here is Trump trying to create a narrative that justifies him walking away, not only from Ukraine, but also from Europe as well, and basically abandoning Europe and Ukraine to the mercy of the Russians,
he told CNA’s Asia FirstWhat Zelenskyy is actually trying to do right now is he wants security guarantees towards Ukraine. But more importantly, he wants security guarantees towards himself,
said MuravievI don't think that the Zelenskyy administration thought it through when they were managing their relationship with Washington,
said MuravievFor Trump, it's Biden's war. It's not his war,
said Alexey Muraviev, associate professor of national security and strategic studies at Curtin UniversityEven now, he will believe that he can run on the basis of being Ukraine’s defender and have an excellent chance,
Lutsevych said
I would like to have more truth with the Trump team.”
And he addedPeople flee conflict and find that even within the settlement there is conflict. They experience conflict within themselves. Conflict with other refugees. Conflict with host communities. We had to find a way to handle all this conflict,
says Victor Aluonzi, a music teacher at the arts centreThey will only agree to a ceasefire if they are able to continue war by other means,
Lutsevych said