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The deal could be made very fast. It should not be that hard a deal to make. It could be made very fast. Now, maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal. And if somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long. That person will not be listened to very long. Because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal. I believe certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal, they've suffered more any anyone else."
Trump, during a White House press conference on Monday
An armistice, ceasefire, or negotiated settlement is announced by both Ukraine and Russia regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine at any point between the Associated Press calling the election for Donald Trump, and April 19, 2025, 11:59 PM ET."
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It is not about money, it is about human lives. This kind of weaponry you give to Ukraine is to save lives."
The Ukrainian MP also had a message for Mr Trump, urging him to restart aid deliveries
Looking at the silver lining in this huge cloud, we can count on support from European allies, particularly the UK and France,
Mr Merezhko addedI don't know for how long supplies will last... my main concern is the lack of missiles for air defences to protect Ukrainian cities,
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This is probably part of the grand strategy that the White House has chosen to see if this course of action can lead to peace, effectively appeasing Russia and putting some pressure on Ukraine,
Valtonen said when asked about the cyber pause at an event in London
In my personal view it should be exactly the other way around, and I trust that President Trump and his team will notice in due course that this probably doesn't work,
Valtonen said at a public meeting at the Chatham House think tankThis isn’t a peace plan, it’s a trap to force our surrender,
the Ukrainian security expert Maria Avdeeva posted on BlueSky
I think this is extremely wrong on all different levels,
Zagorodnyuk told the GuardianWe shall endure this as well,
the writer and blogger Ilia Ponomarenko posted
The world sees this, and the world acknowledges it. Today, we continued our work with European partners on a special diplomatic and security architecture that can bring us closer to peace.”
Without mentioning the US, Zelenskyy addedAlso it will not work with Ukraine. Ukraine will never bend to bullies, and to bullying. It’s as simple as that.”
He addedWe need peace, true and honest peace – not endless war,
Zelenskyy saidThis war is a slaughter. The Russians are mostly killing defenceless civilians. By halting assistance (primarily air defence), Trump is helping to escalate this slaughter even further,
he wroteSiding with Russia never helped anyone. Putin isn’t negotiating – he wants our capitulation. Ukraine will remain strong.”
She addedTetiana was not just a professional in her field; she was a voice that told the world about the resilience of the Ukrainian people,
said Serhiy Tomilenko, the president of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine
I think he wants to stop fighting. I see that. We spoke long and hard,
the US president saidShe will forever remain in our hearts and in our memory,
he said in a statementIt's going to be very hard to do business like this,
he addedYou're not acting at all thankful. It's not a nice thing,
Trump said