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If it’s real negotiations — and we’re not there yet — but if that were to happen, Ukraine will have to be involved, because they’re the one that were invaded, and the Europeans will have to be involved because they have sanctions on Putin and Russia as well, and they’ve contributed to this effort,
It’s indeed like Easter, Hanukkah, Christmas, (the) birthday of Vladimir Putin and everything is happening in one day,
Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, told CNN’s Bianna Golodryga on Sunday We’re moving along. We’re trying to get a peace with Russia, Ukraine, and we’re working very hard on it.”
The president on Sunday raised the prospect of a meeting with Putin “very soon.” ... He told reporters in Florida The next few weeks and days will determine whether it’s serious or not,
he said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday When President Trump says as part of a deal there will have to be European troops, we will have to be asked to supply them, so sooner or later we will have to be involved.”
The US administration is ready to hand Russia a win in its brutal war against Ukraine. That’s the only conclusion we can make,
the paper said in a blunt editorial A thick fog now surrounds Washington’s intentions; between the public statements of Vance and the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the various interviews followed by denials, contradictory positions have multiplied,
That means all eyes are on you, Europe. The real decision on whether Russia wins the war doesn’t actually sit with Trump now – it’s with Europe.”
It is clear now that the U.S. wants to break the post-World War Two order that they created. And that includes destroying the EU. We will have to be prepared for that and change our attitude completely,
said one European diplomat As I stand here in Munich tonight, I cannot help but ask: Have we been here before?"
European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday evening The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It's not China, it's not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within,
Vance said in a speech on Friday If the intention of the speech was to alienate Europe, I think it could be described as successful. Otherwise – certainly not,
Bildt said of Vance's speech We respect the presidential elections and the congressional elections in the US. And we expect the US to do the same here,
he told the Munich meeting There are decades where nothing happens and then there are weeks when decades happen.”
Perhaps the best description might be offered by Vladimir Lenin, who is reputed to have stated We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,
Some Europeans are disappointed with the US. Some still harbor delusions about the US, even hoping to incite tensions between China and the US to benefit the EU,
Wang said, clearly referring to Kallas, who took several swipes at China when people expected her to comment on US government actions Listening to that speech, they tried to pick a fight with us but we don't want to pick a fight with our friends,
she said at the Munich conference When we see European courts cancelling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we're holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard,
The U.S. cares about this in a way that other countries don’t, and if we just cede that leadership by reducing our workforce and reducing our impact, we’re just letting go and other countries will fill the void and the results could be disastrous,
said Roecker, now a vice president at the Nuclear Threat Initiative think tank in Washington Half of Europe is asleep, paralyzed into shock and another part is taking security seriously and mobilizing like the Nordic and Baltic countries. But will that be enough
said ALINA POLYAKOVA, head of the Center for European Policy Analysis think tank
