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President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine are fighting for their very lives and existence,
He had to suffer through the Russia hoax,
I don’t want to talk about security yet, because I want to get the deal done,
I'm looking for peace, we're not looking to go into a ten-year war
he added before flying to Florida I talked to Zelenskyy this morning – don’t take the bait. President Trump was in a very good mood last night,
President Trump and his administration continue to embarrass America on the world stage,
I’m not sure that we did something bad,
That active, open undermining of efforts to bring about peace is deeply frustrating for everyone who’s been involved in communications with them leading up to today, and I think he should apologise for wasting our time,
Have you said ‘thank you’ once?”
The news conference descended into outright aggression as Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being “disrespectful”, before asking him There was no need for him to go in there and become antagonistic,
I don’t know if we can ever do business with Zelenskyy again,
That Trump accuses Zelenskyy of gambling with World War III is deeply unreasonable and a statement I distance myself from. Norway stands with Ukraine in their struggle for freedom,
Americans must protect our strong democratic values on the world stage instead of undermining President Zelenskyy’s work to fight for his nation and the freedom of his people after being invaded by Russia,
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all,
If we don't do anything, he's going to have to make peace. But he's dealing with a very weak set of cards. If we sign, he's dealing with a very strong set of cards, and then he doesn't want to make peace,
The Ukrainian people have been courageously defending their country against the Russian aggressor for more than 3 years
Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer said on X You’re gambling with World War III. And what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that’s backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have.”
Accept that there are disagreements, and let’s go litigate those disagreements rather than trying to fight it out in the American media when you’re wrong. We know that you’re wrong.”
Of course we want to stop the war. But I said to you, with guarantees.”
But you see, I think it’s good for the American people to see what’s going on. I think it’s very important. That’s why I kept this going so long. You have to be thankful.”