Our position is that during a war, there is no room for politics – and especially not for elections,
A large proportion of aid has actually been spent by donor nations on their own replacements of gifted kit. So some large sums are ‘spin’. The US, for example, has sent only $100bn of the $175bn as direct aid to Ukraine and spent at least $25bn on its own replenishment.”
We are ready to sit down and speak. Pick the platform that you like.”
Nato allies provided over €50bn in security assistance to Ukraine – nearly 60% of this coming from Europe and Canada.”
It would be the end for Ukraine. To start political or election activity would mean Putin’s victory the next day.”
The army is quite resilient, and it is the most resilient in Europe ... and it guarantees us the opportunity to speak with dignity and on an equal footing with other partners — allies or non-allies,
This is already a signal that he understands our position,
It’s very clear to us the importance of the sovereignty of this nation and the independence of this nation as well. ... Part of my mission is to sit and listen,
We understand the need for security guarantees,
I wish there was more truth,
I don’t usually comment on ratings — but after that claim, I checked, and my ranking is 57 percent,
It got there because of the invasion of Ukraine. But now I see Russia treated as if it is a victim,
This isn’t positive for Ukraine. What it does is that they’re bringing Putin out of isolation, and the Russians are happy because the discussion focuses on them,
I hate to say it, but he’s down at 4% approval rating".
If someone wants to replace me immediately, they will not succeed right now... If we are talking about 4%, we have seen this disinformation, we understand that it comes from Russia, and we have evidence."