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The difference is with Putin you got to have these translators and it just takes forever back and forth. With Zelenskyy, he speaks fluent English, and they’re able to talk and communicate more directly and it moves a lot faster,
Rubio noted
No one wants peace more than Ukraine. Together with the US, we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace,
he said
This telephone conversation is being reported as something out of the ordinary
Moscow's top diplomat, 74, said
It's an achievement, the blockade has been broken
Speaking on Russian television, Shakhnazarov jibed to a panel of compatriots over Trump's historic call to Vladimir Putin this weekI think that’s the way it’s going to have to be,
Trump said of barring Ukraine from the alliance that would serve as the strongest guarantor of its future security
When America and India work together, ... it becomes MEGA, a mega partnership for prosperity.”
he went on, combining MAGA and MIGAIn this situation, we should make it clear for the Europeans — now we can really strike Brussels, London, or Paris because we can forget about Article 5. You can forget the notion that Americans would step in on your behalf.”
Sergey Mikheyev, a political scientist, said
The president of the United States called the president of Russia. That alone is already a major success
said Shakhnazarov, according to DavisWhat does it all mean? Ukraine is left without NATO? Ukraine is left without money?”
Skabeeva asked the network’s Europe correspondent Mikhail AntonovI think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if he didn't,
Trump said
I believe that's the reason the war started, because [predecessor President Joe] Biden went out and said that they could join NATO,
said Trump of Russia's February 2022 invasionI think we’re on the way to getting peace. I think President Putin wants peace and President Zelenskyy wants peace, and I want peace,
Trump said Wednesday
Now we have an election that was too big to rig,
Trump saidJust about everybody’s going to be looked at,
Trump saidHe (Putin) sees it as a window of opportunity that needs to be used and to get as much as possible,
Stanovaya said
Of course, the Kremlin hopes that, with the help of Trump, the West will change so much that it can welcome Putin again,
Kalachev saidThere is a lot of euphoria and emotion in Russia now because it looks as if Putin already won, Trump legitimised him as a respected partner and Ukraine lost,
analyst Konstantin Kalachev told AFPTrump is not a panacea for Putin. In his military logic, he thinks he can achieve his goals in Ukraine without Trump,
Stanovaya said
It shows the abnormality of those years that we went through under the Biden administration,
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ThursdayNegotiations are only just starting. We don't know what Trump plan looks like,
Kalachev said