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What we have to do is keep the pressure on, and then go into negotiations ― negotiations that will include the Ukrainians, not exclude them,
Reed said
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I have been very clear in my support for Ukraine,
Lawler saidRussia, China and Iran have been working in a coordinated effort to undermine and destabilize the United States, Europe, Israel and the free world,
he continuedThis is not a statesman or a diplomat,
he continuedWe must not forget, that the war still continues every single day, with large-scale attacks, more killings of civilians, destruction of homes and critical infrastructure and new displacement happening,
Elisabeth Haslund, UNHCR representative for Ukraine, told The Independent
The phrases he is saying are so deep and so correct,
Soloviov saidEssentially, this is President Trump surrendering to the Russians,
Reed said
Does all the finger-pointing and pearl clutching make peace more likely? That’s the enduring question the president is asking. He wants peace, and if that’s the case, you’ve got to stare down the Russians, and Vladimir Putin, and who they’ve chosen to negotiate and have earnest conversations about difficult things,
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President Trump’s peace through strength America First diplomacy effectively deterred Russia in his first term, and this war would have never started if he had never left office,
said the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in an email to the Wall Street JournalI don’t plan to stay in power for decades
he addedThere were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining Nato
he saidIf, to achieve peace, you really need me to give up my post, I’m ready. I can exchange it for Nato [membership]
he saidThe war didn’t need to happen. It was provoked,
he added later in his answer
And so President Trump isn’t getting drawn into that in unnecessary ways, and as a result, we’re closer to peace today than ever before,
Hegseth addedI think that President Putin and President Zelenskyy are going to have to get together, because you know what? We want to stop killing millions of people,
Trump respondedDeals only work, Jake, when they’re good for all the parties and that’s that’s the pathway that we’re on here.”
He added
This demonstrates that avoiding calling Russia an aggressor does not change the fact that it is one. No one should trust Putin’s words. Look at his actions instead,
Sybiha stressed
You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,
he fatuously gripedPresident Trump is committed to safeguarding Federal public benefits for American citizens who are truly in need, including individuals with disabilities and veterans,
a White House fact sheet on the executive order said
How are you going to end the war unless you're talking to Russia?"
Vice President JD Vance said at the Conservative Political Action Conference near the nation's capital on Thursday