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But I think he's really a little bit scared about the President Trump,
I said that [Putin] is a liar,
Zelenskyy said of a recent phone call to Trump I think he wants to stop fighting,
I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never, ... This is the war in Ukraine, against us, and it's our human losses."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News' Kristen Welker on Meet the Press on Sunday morning ... adding, What I think will happen is it's likely he will not take on his goal of toppling the government in Ukraine until after Trump is out of the presidency."
Number one, it has to be a permanent end to the war, not a temporary end to the war. Number two, this can't be ended on the battlefield. This has turned into a World War I-style meat grinder of human beings,
I can't think of any better security guarantee than being co-invested with President Trump,
One way or another, of course, Ukraine will participate in the negotiations, ... There will be a bilateral Russian-American track of this dialogue, and a track that will be related to Ukraine's involvement."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state-controlled TV on Thursday, per Reuters ... adding, President Trump initiated those talks personally, with President Putin, and we'll carry those talks going forward in the coming weeks, and he is ready to move quickly to end this conflict, and we will bring everyone together as appropriate."
When Bream asked Waltz on Sunday whether he could confirm that reporting, the national security adviser said Given the cost that the Ukrainian people have paid, why would they not have a direct seat at the table, especially if Zelensky says whatever you come up with, he's not going to feel bound by unless they're actively, directly part of these talks?"
Fox News' Shannon Bream asked Waltz on Fox News Sunday 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 It will be very, very, very difficult,
I think the president has this chance, and he’s strong, and I think that really he can push Putin to peace negotiations,
[I]t's out of constitution [unconstitutional] to recognize our occupied territory [as the] territory of Russia. We will never do it. It's not about – it's not about any negotiations. We will never speak about it,
said Zelensky in his interview Sunday I trust President Trump because he's the president of the United States, because your people, your people voted for him, and I respect their choice, and I will work the President Trump with trust, which I have to the United States,
We want the killing to stop, but we want to achieve a durable, lasting peace, not the kind of peace that’s going to have eastern Europe in conflict just a couple years down the road,
Fundamentally, the goal is as President (Donald) Trump outlined it: We want the war to come to a close,
I think we need it urgently,
I don't see any way that a country in Russia's position could allow them, just in their position, could allow them to join NATO. I don't see that happening,
Trump added at a press gaggle The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,