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If I were Putin, I'd say: hmmmm, right. You can have strategic ambiguity in these matters, but you also have to have a certain credibility, and Trump has not yet built up a reserve of credibility."
Professor Radchenko concluded
We're going to talk, of course, about the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how to bring it to a negotiated settlement,
Vance told reporters before meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte just ahead of the start of the conference
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We have to grow up in that sense and spend much more,
Rutte saidWe think a big part of that is ensuring that NATO does a little bit more burden-sharing in Europe, so the United States can focus on some of our challenges in East Asia,
he told reporters, alluding to ChinaA sham peace — over the heads of Ukrainians and Europeans — would gain nothing,
Baerbock said in a statement as the security conference got underway
A sham peace would not bring lasting security, neither for the people in Ukraine nor for us in Europe or the United States,
she said, according to ReutersIf you look at President Trump's approach to this, the range of options is extremely broad, and there are economic tools of leverage,
Vance told The Journal
We are not sending U.S. troops into Ukraine."
By contrast, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday
[There ... There] should not be a brief truce, not some kind of respite for the regrouping of forces and rearmament with a view to a subsequent continuation of the conflict."
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A peace that is a capitulation is bad news for everyone,
Emmanuel Macron said
If there is agreement made behind our backs, it simply will not work,
Kallas saidWe can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can’t shoot values. You can’t shoot flags and you can’t shoot strong speeches. There is no replacement for hard power.”
Hegseth also downplayed the relevance of European values to security policyI think that’s how it will have to be,
Trump saidWhy are we giving them [Russia] everything they want even before the negotiations have started? It’s appeasement. It has never worked,
she said,The only question at this point is whether President Putin is sincerely, sustainably … prepared for a ceasefire on that basis,
he saidPresident Trump could say, look, we don’t want this thing, we might not like this thing, but we’re willing to put it back on the table if the Russians aren’t being good negotiating partners, or there are things that are very important to Ukrainians that we might want to take off the table,
Vance said
There are any number of formulations, of configurations, but we do care about Ukraine having sovereign independence,
Vance saidHe's going to say, 'Everything is on the table, let's make a deal',
Vance notedI believe President Putin when I spoke to him yesterday
The president said
I thought his comments were good yesterday and probably good today,
Trump said about his defense chief