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Ukraine is ready for peace – Russia must also show whether it is ready to end the war – or continue.”
Zelensky expressed gratitude to US president Donald Trump for the “constructive dialogue” and reiterated
America understands our position and accepts our proposals,
he statedWe are ready to create the appropriate team on our side that will work on this road map on how to get to this truce, if it happens,
he said
Now, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same,
Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address
We adhere to the position: no decisions on the long-term security of Europe without Europe,
Sybiha said in a social media post
We're not going to be sitting in a room drawing lines on a map but just get a general sense of what concessions are in the realm of the possible for them (Ukrainians)",
No wonder Rubio said before the Jeddah meeting
Strong positions on the front line and strong diplomacy must work together to achieve a just and lasting peace".
While Zelensky wrote in a social media posting late MondayThere's still more details to work out... And that would take a little bit more time"
Rubio told a reporter ... after meeting with Saudi officials on MondayNot yet, but the Ukrainian foreign minister will be at my office tomorrow morning and will brief me on the matter,
the Polish foreign minister said
Russians can't conquer all of Ukraine and obviously it will be very difficult for Ukraine in any reasonable time period to force the Russians all the way back to where they were back in 2014,
Rubio added, referring to when Russia seized the Crimea peninsula and backed a separatist offensive in eastern Ukraine
I'm not saying that alone is enough, but it's the kind of concession you would need to see in order to end the conflict,
he told reportersThe anger isn't just towards Zelensky - it is to Yermak, too.
But a Ukrainian government adviser told the Telegraph this week
Now we think it’s necessary to discuss the most important: how to start this process,
Yermak told reporters in the lobby of Jeddah’s Ritz-Carlton hotel before the meeting
Putin has proven time and again that he is a hostile neighbor. He cannot be trusted, he can only be deterred,
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You always need to hope for the best but still be prepared for the worst, and we should always be ready to defend our interests,
Dmitry Peskov said at a conference, in comments reported by Russia’s Kommersant newspaper
This is an additional signal to Putin that he should also be interested in a ceasefire in the air,
said Andriy Kovalenko, a Ukrainian national security council officialWe are ready to do everything to achieve peace,
Yermak told reporters as he arrived for the talks, held in an opulent room provided by the Gulf stateThe pause in aid broadly is something I hope we can resolve,
Rubio said Monday
Dear Americans, dear Ukrainians, don’t waste this chance. The whole world is watching you in Jeddah today. Good luck
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media
We have seen the Russian strategy at work, with ceasefires that unfortunately were not respected,
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said at the Paris Defense and Strategy Forum