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We have always talked about this. To be honest, I thought we would sign it earlier. There is nothing to talk about. There are no secrets behind the scenes. We are ready."
Quote from Zelenskyy
We are ready to create the appropriate team on our side that will work on this road map on how to get to this truce, if it happens,
he said
We adhere to the position: no decisions on the long-term security of Europe without Europe,
Sybiha said in a social media post
Now, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same,
Zelenskiy said in his nightly video addressNot yet, but the Ukrainian foreign minister will be at my office tomorrow morning and will brief me on the matter,
the Polish foreign minister saidThis is an additional signal to Putin that he should also be interested in a ceasefire in the air,
said Andriy Kovalenko, a Ukrainian national security council official
You always need to hope for the best but still be prepared for the worst, and we should always be ready to defend our interests,
Dmitry Peskov said at a conference, in comments reported by Russia’s Kommersant newspaper
We are ready to do everything to achieve peace,
Yermak told reporters as he arrived for the talks, held in an opulent room provided by the Gulf stateDear Americans, dear Ukrainians, don’t waste this chance. The whole world is watching you in Jeddah today. Good luck!”
he saidAs I arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – a ceasefire in the three-year war the Russian federation has waged on my country has never seemed closer. Recent talks between Ukraine and its partners give rise to great hope that the Ukrainian people will very soon return to the peaceful lives that they enjoyed before the war began in 2014 or the extreme escalation since 2022.”
He nevertheless gave an optimistic assessment of the possibility of peace, writingStronger sanctions will close loopholes in the financial system, preventing European businesses and institutions from indirectly funding Russia’s war machine, while also setting a precedent for dealing with future threats. In the long run, Europe’s decreased dependency on Russia will bring geopolitical strength and market stability.”
Praising the EU for its recent decision to increase defence spending, he addedUkraine must be given security guarantees that lend credibility to a future ceasefire agreement.”
He wroteAllowing Russia to reclaim these funds after its war of aggression would have catastrophic consequences,
he said
We have to understand the Ukrainian position and just have a general idea of what concessions they'd be willing to make, because you're not going to get a ceasefire and an end to this war unless both sides make concessions,
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday en route to JeddahCurrently, there is no threat of encirclement of our units in the Kursk region.
He addressed concerns circulating in Ukrainian media that his forces
I made a decision to strengthen our grouping with the necessary forces and means, including electronic warfare and unmanned components,
Syrsky wrote in a post on social mediaDespite the involvement of a significant number of Russian troops in the offensive, reinforced by North
he addedThe Russians can't conquer all of Ukraine and obviously it'll be very difficult for Ukraine in any reasonable time period to sort of force the Russians back all the way to where they were in 2014.
But US secretary of state Marco Rubio, the US' top diplomat, dashed these hopes on the rocks, telling reporters on the plane to Saudi ArabiaAmerica is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form,
Carney said in his victory speech
Among other things, we will offer truce in the sky and at sea. But Russians also have to agree to it. Because it is about mutual actions, but from our side it is a serious proposal,
the official said