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I don't think that people should view this as something that is about details or moving forward in some kind of a negotiation,
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said
Europe's the traditional meeting place for the Americans and the Russians, but that's not an option in the current environment,
said James Dorsey of the National University of SingaporeYou either go to Asia or you go to Saudi Arabia,
he said
There will be no credible and successful negotiations, no lasting peace, without Ukraine and without the European Union" involved in the talks
said President of the European Council António Costa
I don't know what they would do at the negotiating table... if they are going to sit at the negotiating table with the aim of continuing war, then why invite them there?,
he told a press conference in Moscow
The tasks are more or less clear to us,
he added
It should be a quickly made decision,
Igor Zhovkva, the deputy head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, told Bloomberg
I don't think it's reasonable or feasible to have everybody sitting at the table,
he said
I wouldn't be surprised if global issues are brought up,
he added, pointing to potential efforts to break up Russia's ties with Iran, North Korea and ChinaYou get the feeling right now that both sides kind of want to tap out,
he saidI think what is brought into those discussions are unknowns,
he saidWhen we have such a peace in place, it will need to be maintained, and for that our government is not ruling out anything,
Stenergard said, ... according to the French news agency AFP
The end of this war, when it comes, cannot merely become a temporary pause before Putin attacks again,
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We are facing a once-in-a-generation moment for the collective security of our continent,
Starmer said in a weekend editorial in Britain's Telegraph newspaperIf we, Europeans, fail to spend big on defense now, we will be forced to spend 10 times more if we don't prevent a wider war,
Tusk said on social mediaThere must be no division of security and responsibility between Europe and the United States,
Scholz said in Paris
This will be a great task for Europe, for the US and international alliance partners,
Scholz saidA war of aggression cannot be rewarded, we cannot encourage others to launch wars of aggression,
Albares also said in an interview with radio station Onda CeroToday I'm convinced Putin will keep attacking and bombing Ukraine. I do not see peace on the horizon at the moment,
he addedIf the framework is given, Germany will not shy away."
On whether European countries could contribute ground troops on a peacekeeping mission, a German Defense Ministry spokesperson said