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It is not clear for me why European countries should participate in negotiations on Ukraine,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday Ukraine will not take part in the negotiations. Ukraine did not know they were planned. And the visit to the region was planned long before the U.S. decided to meet Russia there,
You know it used to be sort of not good to speak to the aggressor during the war, but the talks about the need for renewal of negotiations had been there for quite some time,
So, once again, my visits have nothing in common with those talks. Although when I arrive in Saudi Arabia I will ask his majesty what he knows about the topics of the talks,
I think he wants to stop fighting.”
And to my European friends, I would say, get into the debate, not by complaining that you might, yes or no, be at the table, but by coming up with concrete proposals, ideas, ramp up (defense) spending,
the NATO secretary-general said at the conference If Trump is negotiating with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin about Europe, then it is impossible to talk about Europe without us,
What we don't want to do is get into a large group discussion,
The U.K. will work to ensure we keep the U.S. and Europe together. We cannot allow any divisions in the alliance to distract from the external enemies we face,
Starmer said, ... according to the Guardian report We feel like Ukraine has to be at the table, and Europe does, too,
This is about Russia, but this is also about Europe,
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,
You got to give us a bit of breathing space and time, but when I say that, I’m not talking six months,
I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never,
Zelenskyy told moderator Kristen Welker while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference on Friday It will be very, very, very difficult,
They failed miserably. So we’re not going to go down that path.”
Referring to efforts led by France and Germany back during the Obama administration, Kellogg said during a Saturday event attended by top diplomats and prime ministers If the goal is to achieve sustainable peace, for sure, you have to get civil society on the table,
Matviichuk, who is head of the Center for Civil Liberties, told AFP in Munich A process towards peace is not a one-meeting thing,
he told the CBS network as the Munich Security Conference wrapped up There is a difference between a ceasefire, which can be violated just in an hour, and getting a sustainable peace, which provides a freedom to live without fear of violence,
Nothing's been finalised yet,