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They were very good. Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the savage barbarianism."
Trump said
I know France was willing to do that, and I thought that was a beautiful gesture,
added Trump, saying
Together with European Foreign Ministers, I spoke to [US secretary of state Marco Rubio] after his talks in Riyadh. Russia will try to divide us. Let’s not walk into their traps. By working together with the US, we can achieve a just and lasting peace – on Ukraine’s terms.”
Kaja Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, tweetedThis whole negotiation from the start seems very tilted in Russia’s favour. And it’s even a question whether it should be termed a negotiation or in some sense, a series of American capitulations,
said Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow for Eurasia and Russia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and a former British ambassador to Belarus
A half-baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives,
Trump said, echoing his frequent claim that he could have prevented the Russian invasion
No one is being sidelined here,
said US Secretary of State Marco RubioI hear that they're upset about not having a seat, well, they've had a seat for three years and a long time before that. This could have been settled very easily,
Mr Trump said, when asked what his message was to Ukrainians who might feel betrayed
It feels like the US is now discussing the ultimatum that Putin set at the start of the full-scale war,
Mr Zelensky told reporters in TurkeyOnce again, decisions about Ukraine are being made without Ukraine. I wonder why they believe Ukraine would accept all these ultimatums now if we refused them at the most difficult moment?”
Mr Zelensky askedIt woke me up although I don’t sleep very well because I have really bad phantom limb pains - it feels like someone is running a hot knife along where my arm and leg were,
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Hospitals, clinics and social infrastructure sites were left without heating,
mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said early today, describing the strike on Odesa as "massive".
If they want to do that, that's great. I'm all for it."
On being asked about the prospect of European countries sending troops to Ukraine, Mr Trump saidThey will be Ukrainian. There can be no compromise,
he saidJust a practical reality is that there is going to be some discussion of territory and there's going to be discussion of security guarantees,
he saidMy injury is life-changing but it’s not life ending,
he said
I think that's not going to happen ... There was a lot of people at the table that really had no ability to execute some kind of peace process and failed miserably. We're not going to go down that path."
Retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said Saturday, when asked if European countries would have a seat at the negotiating table
I think they have to make peace. Their people are being killed, and I think they have to make peace. I said that was not a good war to go into, and I think they have to make peace. That's what I think."
Trump told reporters last week, when asked if Ukraine should be an equal member of the peace negotiations.jpg)
Europe should be at the table. It's about European security. The United States did a lot in support of us, we're very thankful—but Europe also did a lot, and they deserve this place."
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko told NewsweekEurope and the world must be better protected from such evil and prepared to confront it. This requires a strong, united foreign policy and pressure on Putin, who started this war and is now expanding it globally. Together with Europe, the U.S., and all our partners, we can end this war with a just and lasting peace."
Zelensky said on X, formerly TwitterDecisions on how to end the war in Ukraine cannot be made without Ukraine, nor can any conditions be imposed,
Zelensky said during a visit to Turkey on Tuesday