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No, in fact, to be frank, ... we paid 60 percent of the total effort and it was – like the US – loans, guarantees, grants.”
said Macron, placing a hand on Trump’s arm to interrupt him If you believe that, it’s ok with me.”
Trump, flashing a smile, responded President Macron is a very special man in my book,
said Trump in the Oval Office We want to have more prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic,
This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders,
There is good reason for President Trump to re-engage with President Putin,
My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA,
I think the arrival of President Trump is a game changer. And I think he has the deterrence capacity of the US to re-engage with Russia … my concern is that we have to go fast. But we need something first, a truce, which could be assessed, and checked, and full-fledged negotiation.”
After visiting the White House, Macron sought out another venue to get to Trump — Fox News, telling Bret Baier He’s the dealmaker in chief. He’s the commander in chief. And it’s only because of his strength that we’re even in this position,
national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox Business on Sunday, for example I mean, that’s what I do. I do deals. My whole life is deals. That’s all I know, is deals. And I know when somebody wants to make it and when somebody doesn’t,
Trump said at a news conference with Macron on Monday Russia continues to trample on international law and the United Nations Charter by pursuing its aggression against Ukraine,
The fact that there are Europeans that are ready to engage to provide for these security guarantees and now there’s a clear American message that the US, as an ally, is ready to provide that solidarity for that approach — that’s a turning point,
We want peace; he wants peace. We want peace swiftly, but we don’t want an agreement that is weak.”
Earlier, after turning to Trump at the White House, Macron said I don’t use those words lightly,
Trump said days after applying the title to democratically elected Zelensky We don’t want to rile Trump, that would be totally counterproductive both to our interests and those of Ukrainian and European security,
one aide told the Guardian They didn’t do anything either” to end the war
he said during an interview with Fox Business earlier this week I would never have believed that I would have to say something like that on television,
First we need to have a truce … and during that time, we can negotiate security guarantees, and the U.S. will have a deal on minerals, which is one of the best ways to have the U.S. committed,
Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine – they get their money back,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Those resolutions have failed to stop the war. It has now dragged on for far too long, and at far too terrible a cost to the people in Ukraine, in Russia, and beyond,