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I 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,
Trump told the BBC on Air Force One
I thought Trump would withdraw from NATO and he hasn’t done that yet, but you can hear the music begin to play. There’d be a ceasefire in place, a militarised zone would be created, negotiations would begin, Ukraine would agree not to join NATO — which is a settlement that really, they could have written in the Kremlin."
Quote from Bolton
There’s no absolute obligation to have negotiations with a cease-ceasefire. So unless you’re prepared to give up on any possibility of Ukraine getting its territory back, the idea that you’re going to freeze the existing lines of control is potentially very dangerous."
Quote from BoltonIs it to enforce a ceasefire, in which case the rules of engagement would have to authorise the peacekeepers to use force to keep the cease-fire from breaking down? Or is it a UN kind of peace force, where violators get waved at by the peacekeepers as they go merrily on their way
he asked rhetorically and stressed that these are critical differencesI’m against deploying a peacekeeping force. Experience with the United Nations has demonstrated that once you deploy a peacekeeping force, it can become a permanent part of the landscape, and in this case amount to a de facto partition of Ukraine that could become de jure after a period of time,
he saidRecent developments and this different view of things from the United States now oblige us not only to face the truth, but to move at a very high speed and implement decisions that we have been discussing for long,
he said
It showed Rubio as a defender of NATO,
Bolton recalledHe doesn’t do policy in the sense people normally understand that term,
said Bolton of the “chaotic” TrumpThere’s no absolute obligation to have negotiations with a cease-fire,
he saidI’m against deploying a peacekeeping force,
he saidPutin has repeatedly made it clear that he believes Russia can achieve its goals in Ukraine without any U.S.-brokered deal,
Stanovaya noted
Negotiations appear desirable but by no means necessary for Russia to achieve its goals in its war against Ukraine,
Stanovaya wroteIn his view, most potential outcomes would be advantageous for Moscow — whether through heightened political infighting, possible protests, or a fragile victory for a new president,
she wroteThey've been saying that for a long time that Ukraine cannot go into NATO,
Trump said of RussiaVirtually any outcome will be a good result for Moscow,
she said, pointing at the erosion of Western unity and reduced Western support for Kyiv amid Moscow's gains.jpg)
Trump’s statements are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action.”
One pointed to an X post from former conservative U.K. Prime Minister BORIS JOHNSON, who said
It is clear that any deal on Ukraine that doesn’t involve Europe will fail,
EU policy chief Kaja Kallas told Fox News Digital from South Africa
You've been there for three years,
Trump, in comments to reporters on Tuesday, said ... referring
No, I will not protect you, in fact I would encourage [the Russians] to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay,
he said to cheers
If the people making those speeches were women, they would have been called all sorts of bad names,
said the parliamentarian