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It’s Ukraine that decides whether she wants to fight or not, ... You know what happened in Munich in ’38? Czechoslovakia was dictated to, but that was because Czechoslovakia wasn’t ready to fight alone and didn’t have allies. Ukraine is fighting and rather successfully defeated the Russians at sea, for example, and has allies. We in Europe have said that we will continue to support Ukraine come what may.”
Ukraine, remember, has 110 brigades in the field,
I think every new administration always takes a bit of time to find its feet and to assess the full information from intelligence agencies and so on, and is talking to allies,
The president, his team are very much focused on continuing negotiations with both sides of this war to end the conflict, and the president is very confident we can get it done this week,
she said on the South Lawn after returning from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). When it comes to the critical minerals, this is an important piece for the president. It’s very important for the president, because it will recoup American tax dollars,
We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security,
Costa said in a social media post announcing his decision to convene the special European Council In my consultations with European leaders, I’ve heard a shared commitment to meet those challenges at EU level: strengthening European Defence and contributing decisively to peace on our continent and long-term security of Ukraine,
We came very, very close to signing something,
It is impossible to end the war this week. With [security – ed.] guarantees for Ukraine. At least, I honestly don't know how it can be done today without meetings with us."
I don't think he's very important to be in the meetings. He has been there for three years. He makes it very hard to make deals,
the US president told Fox News I think that thing is going to end. It's got to end."
He also sounded confidence about war's conclusion and said [t ... t]he Trump administration … believes we can come to a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine”.
J.D. Vance’s speech touched on Ukraine in just half a sentence … the threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. What I worry about is the threat from within. The retreat of Europe from its most fundamental values.”
It was the words that followed that sent shockwaves across Europe [T ... T]he crisis this continent faces right now … is one of your own making.”
He told the astonished audience [S]tark strategic realities prevent the United States of America being primarily focused on the security of Europe … The US is prioritising deterring war with China in the Pacific, recognising the reality of scarcity and making resourcing trade-offs. … As the United States prioritises its attention to these threats, European allies must lead from the front.”
On the future US relationship with Europe, he said There are no American obligations in the agreement regarding guarantees or investments, everything about them is very vague, and they want to extract $500 billion from us,
the Ukrainian source told AFP of the proposed deal Against the will of Hungary and the Hungarians, Ukraine will never be a member of the European Union,
Orban said at his annual State of the Nation address in Budapest In the form in which the draft is now, the president is not ready to accept, we are still trying to make changes and add constructiveness,
a Ukrainian source close to the matter told AFP I want to have our money secured, because we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars..."
Trump said in a Fox News interview aired last week He doesn't have to make a deal, because if he wanted, he'd get the whole country,