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There is nothing on the negotiating table that would be worth discussing,
he told Ukrainian television
Those are details, and I’m not dismissive of the details, they’re important. But I think the beginning here is trust-building. It’s getting everybody to understand that this war does not belong continuing, that it should end. That’s what the president has directed us to do,
he said
One phone call does not solve a war as complex as this one, but I can tell you that Donald Trump is the only leader in the world that could potentially begin that process.
Speaking from Israel on the upcoming discussions, Rubio said on Sunday
One phone call does not make peace,
Rubio said on CBS program “Face the Nation” on Sunday
Decades of the old relationship between Europe and America are ending,
Zelensky said in an address Saturday at the Munich Security Conference
A process towards peace is not a one-meeting thing,
America's top diplomat said in an interview with CBS on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference
If he's going to go on ... that would have caused me a big problem,
Trump addedNo time set, but it could be very soon,
Trump told reporters, hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to play down expectations of upcoming high-level talks in Riyadh on ending the war
I think he wants to stop fighting,
Trump said of PutinNothing's been finalised yet,
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They are expected to hold a meeting with their American counterparts on Tuesday, which will focus primarily on restoring the entire complex of Russian-American relations,
Mr Peskov said
What I expect you to see, sir, is action as early as next week that is going to shock people about how good it is for Americans,
Hassett told Trump from the Oval Office on Friday
I am going tonight. I'll be traveling there with the national security advisor, and we'll be having meetings at the direction of the president. And hopefully we'll make some really good progress with regard to Russia, Ukraine,
Witkoff saidWe have more energy than any other country, and now we are unleashing it,
Trump said Friday from the Oval Office when he signed an executive order establishing the energy councilNext week, there's a meeting in Saudi Arabia,
Trump told the media during a press conference on ThursdayOn trade, I have decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff , meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them, no more, no less. In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff, very simple,
Trump said at the White House of the tariff planWe're going to have a friendly meeting, very good. We have a lot of good things going on. But he asked to come and see me, and I just accepted his asking,
Trump saidBut I don't want to prejudge that,
Rubio saidI don’t think in geopolitics anyone should trust anyone.”
On whether the U.S. should trust Putin’s intentions to pursue peace, Rubio said
We have to understand right now there is no process,
Rubio said