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The Prime Minister began by reiterating the UK's ironclad support for Ukraine and commitment to securing a just and enduring peace to bring an end to Russia's illegal war
A spokesperson for Number 10 said of the call between himself and Zelensky It was not in our interests today... not in the interests of sovereign Ukraine'
Zelensky refused to sign the deal as offered last week, telling reporters over the weekend We're signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time.
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday evening A ceasefire without Ukraine and Europe at the table is not an option. For the future of Ukraine and Europe, Russia must not emerge from this war as the victor,
No one is disputing that Russia's use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law. However, Russia had serious security reasons for doing so, because it has long been misled on the issue of NATO enlargement,
he said, effectively justifying Moscow's actions However, Europe should in any case help the US president to end the senseless killings in Ukraine as quickly as possible and not hinder him from achieving this goal,
President Zelenskyy actually needs this war. When there is war there cannot be democratic elections … When there is a war it is difficult to investigate where a huge part of the funding given to Ukraine ended up.”
My good friend … Viktor Orbán recently complained, with a smile on his face of course, that he has been trying to hold a mirror up to the European Union for years,
The main architect of the ‘our guys’ system [a metaphor for corruption] is back in power,
said Ján’s father, Jozef Kuciak, to a crowd of about 10,000 in the capital Bratislava, referring to Fico I appreciate President Donald Trump’s pragmatic approach and his clear focus on American national interests,
Your president is doing Europe a great service,
Fico told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in a 15-minute speech The energy and determination with which your President Donald Trump has entered into the peace process in Ukraine is admirable … He is bringing truth and, we all hope, peace back to Europe,
In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the war with Russia, something all admit only "TRUMP," and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the "gravy train" going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his country is shattered, and millions have unnecessarily died - And so it continues."
Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion dollars, to go into a war that couldn't be won, that never had to start, but a war that he, without the US and "TRUMP," will never be able to settle."
Sharing a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote We have put in much more money. We are in for USD 300 billion, and they (Europe) are in for USD 100 billion. Biden just gave them money, there was no loan or security. We have to sign a deal to get security. We are spending our treasure on a country that is very far away. We have to be treated the same way Europe is being treated. Biden should have never gotten us into this mess..."
Today, the teams of Ukraine and the United States are working on a draft agreement between our governments,
Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address The main conclusion is that Europe must and can do considerably more so that peace can realistically be achieved,
He's been at meetings for three years, and nothing got done,
They haven’t done anything. Macron is a friend of mine, and I have met with the Prime Minister and he’s a very nice guy (but) nobody’s done anything,
I have had very good talks with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, and I have had not such good talks with Ukraine. They don't have any cards, but they play it tough. But we are not going to let this continue,
Trump told a gathering of US governors at the White House on Friday
