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We still don't understand what Russia will want in exchange for peace. We still don't know whether the U.S. will take the Ukrainian position or the position that Ukraine's opinion is basically not as important as Russia's,
Ukraine will never cede any territories. It's very simple. You cannot have this statement or declaration, no one can have it because it needs a change of the constitution,
For us, it was very important to have the understanding that the truce would go along with two very important things: an immediate lifting of the pause of military assistance and intelligence sharing,
Zhovkva, Zelenskiy's foreign affairs adviser, told Reuters by telephone Putting in place a cementing of the front lines in their current position without any long-term guarantee of ensuring that the war will actually come to an end, risks rewarding Russia by making the current zone of control permanent and freezing the conflict in place as opposed to resolving it,
And hopefully we’ll – we’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes, that they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
I want to personally thank – we both want to thank – the team in Saudi Arabia, his majesty, for hosting us, for making this possible. They’ve been instrumental in this process and we’re very grateful to them for hosting us here today,
In his remarks to the press along with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after their talks with high ranking Ukrainian officials in Jeddah on Tuesday, Rubio said ... he said I am very serious [about a ceasefire] and for me it is important to end the war,
Mr Zelensky said during a briefing in Kyiv, where he described the resumption of US aid and intelligence in the wake of the talks in Jeddah as “very positive”. A ceasefire agreement from us at least means that we are back talking to the Americans and they have given us access to the intelligence we need. Kursk shows what happens when we don’t have it
A senior Ukrainian ministerial adviser said of the situation on the ground and a potential truce The whole world will see who really wants to end the war and who is simply playing for time,
What for us, Ukraine or the US is 30 days could be just 30 minutes for Russia.”
One senior official from Lithuania – one the Baltic nations which fears Mr Putin’s invasion could be extended to their border – said We don't think it's constructive to stand here today and say what we're going to do if Russia says no,
They will also certainly try to use provocations to try to transfer blame for any breakdown in the ceasefire to the other side,
the former ambassador said Ukraine's Armed Forces are leaving Kursk. There will be no Ukrainian soldier there by Friday."
Skadovskyi Defender, a Ukrainian military blogger, posted on Telegram That's what we want to know - whether they're prepared to do it unconditionally."
Asked whether Russia could accept the ceasefire unconditionally, Mr Rubio said There are a lot of examples of this,
the official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the situation openly, said Putin has a strong position because Russia is advancing,
the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said [Putin’s] demands will be maximal and I don’t see how Ukraine can meet them,
Everything depends now on whether Russia is willing to do so, … or is it rather willing to continue killing people,
We have always talked about this. To be honest, I thought we would sign it earlier. There is nothing to talk about. There are no secrets behind the scenes. We are ready."
I don’t understand the idea of, all of a sudden, we’re in alliance with North Korea and Russia,
Brooks told CNN anchor Laura Coates on Tuesday
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