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I think it's going to be great for Ukraine. We're going to be at the site, and we'll be digging. We’ll be dig, dig, digging,
Mr Trump said of the minerals deal, which will see the US and Ukraine jointly develop mineral resources in the country
History must be on the side of the peacemaker, not the invader,
the prime minister told reporters, with Mr Trump by his sideIt is a deal on strategic minerals, oil and gas and infrastructure assets. And it's really a win-win,
Mr Bessent saidTo ensure the safety of all civil aviation flights, temporary restrictions were imposed as of 2.41am (2341 GMT) on operations at Sheremetevo Airport,
TASS quoted the authority's statement as sayingIf it doesn't happen quickly, it may not happen at all,
Mr Trump warnedThe American taxpayers will now effectively be reimbursed for the money and hundreds of billions of dollars poured into helping Ukraine defend itself,
he addedWe're going to get along really well,
Mr Trump said on ThursdayWe’ll be working there. We’ll have a lot of people working and so, in that sense, it’s very good. It’s a backstop, you could say. I don’t think anybody’s going to play around if we’re there with a lot of workers and having to do with rare earths and other things which we need for our country,
he saidYou've created a moment of tremendous opportunity to reach a historic peace deal, a deal that I think would be celebrated in Ukraine and around the world. That is the prize,
he saidI honestly can’t imagine anyone in their right mind picking Ukraine as an ally when Russia is the other option,
says a voice that sounds just like the president's eldest son
Oh, yeah, this is definitely the ally we need. Let’s dump all our money into them."
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is like
I wanted to have a sentence on security guarantees for Ukraine, and it's important that it's there...If we don't get security guarantees, we won't have a ceasefire, nothing will work, nothing."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday
And these forces will try to disrupt or compromise the dialogue that has begun,
Putin added, without offering evidence to support his claimsWe understand that not everyone is happy with the resumption of Russian-American contacts. Some Western elites are still determined to maintain instability in the world. And these forces will try to disrupt or compromise the dialogue that has begun. We see this."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on ThursdayI think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. But I think they have the cards a little bit, because they've taken a lot of territory. So they have the cards."
President Donald Trump told the BBC on February 19
We share people, we share cultures, we share a lot of intelligence, we share technologies, and ... we also share some of the fighting of our adversaries as well,
Mandelson said
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The world is becoming ever more dangerous, and it is more important than ever that we are united with our allies,
Starmer saidWe're going to do the best we can to make the best deal we can for both sides,
Trump said Wednesday as he held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term
He hasn't conceded anything to anyone,
Vice President JD Vance saidI think there'll be plenty of of economic cooperation opportunities between the two countries,
Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an appearance Thursday on Fox News