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Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on assuming the office of President of the #USA. We count on your support in our fight for a free & democratic #Belarus as the leader of the democratic world."
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Pavel Latushka, the deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, a government in exile, did not seem to share Lukashenko's sentiments and wrote
There should be [political] continuity, not this 'I came back, I'm such a hero, and I'll break and smash up everything,'
the president of Belarus saidWe see the statements by the newly elected president of the United States and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia,
said Putin
As for the resolution of the situation (in Ukraine) itself, I would like to emphasize that the goal should not be a brief ceasefire, not some kind of period of respite that would allow a regrouping and rearmament of forces, but a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people and all peoples who live in the region,
Putin said on MondayPresident Putin wants to meet; he's said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over with,
Trump said on 9 January
We hear [Trump’s] statements on the need to prevent World War III. We undoubtedly welcome such a disposition and congratulate the elected U.S. president,
Putin said during a televised session of Russia’s Security Council
We see [Trump’s] and his team’s statements on their wish to restore direct contacts with Russia, which the outgoing [Biden] administration had cut off through no fault of our own,
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On our side, we do not want to get into any fight with the US or with Venezuela, China, India, Russia,
leftist Lula said
(Trump ... Trump's) view, described by a person familiar with his thinking, is that direct engagement with Putin is exactly what is needed to find a solution to end the war."
CNN reported on Sunday
I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War III from happening, and you have no idea how close we are."
Donald Trump told a rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday