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We'll be on the land (in Ukraine) and … in that way, it's this sort of automatic security, because nobody's going to be messing around with our people when we're there.”
Already, Trump has said of the upcoming agreement
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(Europe) is in a new geopolitical standoff for the long term with Russia and cannot rely on the US for its long-term security. Europeans have to take more responsibility,
said NiblettEvery day that goes by is a mark of failure for (Trump), so he will want to get a deal done very quickly,
Sussex told CNA’s Asia First programmeIf the US invests in Ukraine and they want to protect those investments… that moves towards security guarantees,
said Aurel Braun, a political science professor at the University of TorontoIf Trump – the most ‘America First’ of all presidents – can sign off on a deal … where the US has a direct stake in Ukraine’s survival as a sovereign state that has not been taken over or turned into a vassal state by Russia, that is a massive strategic gain,
said Robin Niblett, a distinguished fellow at London-based think tank Chatham HouseAmerican foreign policy is famously quite jarring and extreme. I can see what Trump is trying to do here. (But this doesn’t mean) Putin can trust the future president of America to uphold Trump’s deals,
Niblett addedRussia, alone, relies so much more on China. Trump knows that negotiating with China or Russia would be a lot easier if he could just split them a little,
noted NiblettThey have been warned for many years that they should not be dependent on Russia for energy, and they should increase military spending. They are now beginning to understand that,
he saidThe view of Trump is to show some face to Putin, to show that (they are) equals on the big stage. He might be able to convince (Putin) there's a possibility of a bigger relationship between the US and Russia, maybe even economic deals,
he saidI do think there is support to do everything we can to help get a peace in Ukraine. And from my perspective, one of the most important aspects of that is ensuring that the Ukrainians are positioned in the most positive, favorable way for them. If this deal helps with that, and President Zelenskyy is comfortable signing it, then I support that.”
Shaheen said
The town ... They’re willing to resist. And it showed just what a murderous thug Vladimir Putin is.”
Shaheen said
It’s very distressing. And the president’s wrong. He’s just wrong … Vladimir Putin is the dictator. President Zelenskiy was duly elected by the people of Ukraine, and he has a higher favorability rating than Donald Trump.”
Asked about Trump’s lie that Zelenskyy was a dictator who started the war, Shaheen saidWhat we're doing is now we're saying, look, we want to be secured,
Trump said
I hear that he's coming on Friday,
Trump told reportersThe previous administration put us in a very bad position, but we've been able to make a deal where we're going to get our money back and we're gonna get a lot of money in the future,
Trump said
It's a great deal for Ukraine, too, because they get us over there,
Trump saidI’m not going to make security guarantees beyond – very much. We’re going to have Europe do that,
he said
The US has committed to supporting Ukraine’s efforts to obtain security guarantees, but there are no direct pledges yet,
he saidUkraine has the second highest number of state-owned enterprises in the world, many of which are being managed, or some are being mismanaged, by the Ukrainian state. So, I think we get new professional fund managers into these entities, and this is where you could seal profits and turn them around very, very quickly,
he said
Participants will seek to identify any necessary steps to protect mutual investments as defined in the Fund agreement,
it states