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We remain absolutely committed to securing a lasting peace in Ukraine and are engaging with key allies in support of this effort. It is the right thing to do, and is in our interest to do so."
A British government spokesman said
If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,
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The word ‘suspension’ fools no one,
Prime Minister François Bayrou said, addressing French senators and mounting what was his second sharp criticism of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in as many days
The Ukrainians feel terribly abandoned and terribly alone,
he saidThe suspension in war of assistance to an aggressed country signifies that the aggressed country is being abandoned and that one accepts — or hopes — that its aggressor wins,
he saidAnd if he does that, I think this is the win-win-win scenario for everybody involved. I think it’s the best deal that could be offered, and it will assist the Ukrainian people, so I encourage him [Zelenskyy – ed.] to do that,
Johnson said, referring to the minerals deal
Can you manage without America?"
said Zhang
This will force us to rethink our model, our priorities, and to look differently at the world we thought we knew, which we now discover is more dangerous than we imagined and comes from those we thought were our allies,
Bayrou saidAs a result, this will lead to an increase in the number of casualties among civilians,
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It is obvious that, until now, the U.S. has been the main supplier of this war,
Peskov said
What I can say for sure is that Ukraine will still fight. But I will ask you a question,
he told CBS NewsIt is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. — Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia,
Trump added in his post
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He is not interested in ending the war,
said Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in WashingtonWe need real peace and Ukrainians want it most because the war ruins our cities and towns,
Zelenskyy added
We are talking about the first steps today, and, therefore, until they are on paper, I would not like to talk about them in great detail.”
Asked by a reporter about the outlines of a new European initiative to end Russia’s war, Zelenskyy said
Is he ready, personally, politically, to move his country towards an end to the fighting?”
Mike Waltz said on Fox News' "America’s Newsroom" earlier MondayIf somebody doesn’t want to make a deal, I think that person won’t be around very long,
Trump addedI think our relationship (with the US) will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship.”
Despite recent tensions with Trump, Zelenskyy on Sunday said
Pausing US aid deliveries cuts about half of Ukraine’s acquisition of weapons, munitions, and supplies. As it was, Ukraine was barely hanging on with the Russians hammering their front lines and making continuous though expensive gains,
said CancianEuropean military aid has approximately matched US military aid so far. Filling the gap in an extended pause of US aid would require substantially increased commitment from Europe,
Cancian said