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A good outcome means the war stops, 80% of Ukraine is free, and there are security guarantees for Ukraine sufficient that Russia won't start the war again. That is a strategic victory for Ukraine,
Fried said
Everybody knows ... and people in the administration know you don't say before your first meeting what you will agree to and what you won't agree to,
Wicker told Politico on FridayIt would have been much better to talk about possible NATO membership and territorial changes at the negotiating table,
Pistorius saidThey're all over the map, they have trouble getting a disciplined line, but they haven't ruled anything out. They've covered the position in a cloud of ambiguity and uncertainty,
he said
Putin has made a lot of mistakes in starting the war and conducting the war and everything else,
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Jim Risch (R-Idaho) told Fox News
They express concern about the mixed messages coming out of this administration,
he told CNNTrump is stronger than Putin,
he said Friday at the Munich conferenceIt doesn’t matter to me who Trump calls, or when he calls,
he saidThe good news is everybody’s talking about getting together to talk,
he saidIn Ukraine we watch this in frustration. Unlike in the Middle East, in our case Trump is pressing America's ally and not its adversary,
says Andriy Taranov, a board member of Ukraine's public broadcasting company
If he's willing to abandon Ukraine's right to territorial integrity and its right to independent foreign policy, what demands is he still able to make of Putin?"
Melnyk argued
Some European countries are making it clear that the Trump administration's position is not really acceptable,
said MelnykI do not share the opinion that the US will negotiate with Russia without Ukraine,
said Volodymyr Fesenko, CEO of Penta, a center for political studies in KyivIt's as if Trump has been hypnotized by Putin,
commented Oleksiy Melnyk from the Razumkov Center, a public policy think tank in KyivPutin will demand the limitation of Ukraine's military potential, that no Western weapons or troops be stationed in Ukraine. He will aim to restrict Ukraine's path to joining the EU and NATO, and seek the amendment of the Ukraine's constitution to make Russian an official language, and try to impose federalization."
Looking ahead, the former foreign minister believesThat's why the press releases were coordinated,
he told DWBefore even entering into negotiations, he played all the cards he should have saved so he could play them gradually, one by one. It makes you wonder which concessions he'll still be willing to make,
so the expertAt such a difficult time for Ukraine, I wish the president would follow the example of our European partners, who issued a joint statement demanding Europe's participation in future negotiations,
she wroteA proactive role must be backed by concrete measures and resources,
he added,Who will participate in them? Will the carrot or the stick be used? No one can answer that today, because it depends on many factors that are known only to the ones negotiating. I won't speculate over whether Trump has abandoned any positions before the start of negotiations,
he said