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I believe the time has come to create an armed forces of Europe
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said This is about making Europe's contribution to our
the Ukrainian leader said I am glad that the Prime Minister @donaldtusk will go on Monday at the invitation of the President @EmmanuelMacron to a meeting of European leaders. We need to show our strength and unity,
Sikorski later said on X, referring to Polish leader Donald Tusk Any new, additional sanctions after February should be linked to whether the Russian Federation enters into real, good-faith efforts to bring an enduring end to the war against Ukraine that provides Ukraine with long-term security and stability as a sovereign, independent country,
the statement, which includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said after a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference President Trump has a method of operating, which the Russians call reconnaissance through battle. You push and you see what happens, and then you change your position, legitimate tactics. And we need to respond,
I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,
We need to show our strength and unity,
Sikorski said in a post on social media There is a very serious intention and determination to end the war in a just way, and that it should be ended in a manner that it does not happen again. We are not only talking about ending the war, but also preventing it happening again.”
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for Europe, took a more optimistic view of US intentions, saying We are not going to get down that path,
he said on the margins of the Munich Security Conference Europe urgently needs its own plan of action concerning Ukraine and our security, or else other global players will decide about our future. Not necessarily in line with our own interest … This plan must be prepared now. There’s no time to lose.”
The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on social media It may be like chalk on the blackboard, it may grate a little bit, but I am telling you something that is really quite honest,
We are still talking. I have had different dialogues.”
Asked about the deal in Munich, Zelenskyy said Trump would need a full range of options”, and that “all options are on the table”.
France will fully play its role in accelerating this process. A stronger and more sovereign Europe, let's make it happen now,
There is a framework in place for the release of our hostages,
the spokesperson David Mencer said A peace that is a capitulation is bad news for everyone.”
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has been among those demanding the US be more cautious, saying There are concerns I think all of us have that Russia be recognised for the aggressor that they are.” ... I appreciate that the president is trying to achieve peace, but we have to make sure that Ukraine does not get the short end of a deal.”
Mike Rounds was quoted as saying ... Susan Collins said The only question at this stage is whether President Putin is genuinely, sustainably and credibly willing to agree to a ceasefire on this basis. After that, it’s up to the Ukrainians to negotiate with Russia,
Ukraine ought to be the one to negotiate its own peace deal,
said John Cornyn, a foreign relations committee member, according to the Hill Talks with Russians in Munich are not expected.”
However, Zelenskyy’s communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, said