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An agreement on ending the war is very, very far away
a comment that angered Trump
It was the lack of security guarantees for Ukraine 11 years ago that allowed Russia to start with the occupation of Crimea and the war in Donbas, then the lack of security guarantees allowed Russia to launch a full-scale invasion,
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He doesn't want peace,
Peskov told reportersNow, maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal, and if somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long,
Trump saidWhat happened in the White House on Friday certainly showed how difficult it will be to get on the path to a Ukrainian settlement,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saidIn this situation, of course, Washington’s efforts and Moscow’s readiness alone will clearly not be enough, a crucial element is missing.”
In a conference call with reporters, Peskov addedIt should not be that hard a deal to make. It could be made very fast,
Trump told reporters, referring to a ceasefire
That person will not be listened to very long, because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal. I believe certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal."
He addedI haven't even talked about that right now. I mean, right now, we'll see what happens. A lot of things are happening right now, literally as we speak,
Trump saidIt is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelensky, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S.
Trump said
We have to talk to the British and French whether their nuclear protection could also be extended to us
Merz, who is currently trying to get the outgoing Bundestag to vote through a constitutional change that would allow Germany to dramatically boost defence spending, said
We could see the end of NATO and the start of what might be called the European Treaty Organisation, ETO.
Admiral James Stavridis, who served as the NATO's Europe commander from 2009-2013, told CNN.jpg)
The mineral deal is not enough on its own.
But the British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said MondayWell, I just think you should be more appreciative, because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,
he said, before repeating a falsehood about levels of American aid
We also had the NATO Secretary-General on the phone with the president before President Zelensky came
Waltz addedWe welcome the Europeans taking a lead in European security,
he told reporters at the White House and even praised Sir Keir and MacronWe need to be on par with Russia's 1,550 strategic warheads
Maximilian Terhalle, a former Senior Adviser for strategic affairs to Britain's Ministry of Defence and Visiting Professor at the Grand Strategy Programme of King's College London told The Telegraph_(cropped).jpg)
He is not interested in ending the war,
said Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington
Is he ready, personally, politically, to move his country towards an end to the fighting?”
Mike Waltz said on Fox News' "America’s Newsroom" earlier MondayWe are talking about the first steps today, and, therefore, until they are on paper, I would not like to talk about them in great detail.”
Asked by a reporter about the outlines of a new European initiative to end Russia’s war, Zelensky said