The Kremlin is closely monitoring information from the military in the Kursk region,
We're going to tell (the Russians) this is what's on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking, and now it'll be up to them to say yes or no,
Contacts are planned in the coming days,
The bottom line, ... is it needs to be something that makes Ukraine feel as if they can deter and prevent a future invasion."
We assume that Secretary of State Rubio and Advisor [Michael] Walz through various channels in the coming days will inform us on the negotiations that took place and the understandings reached,
The idea of a 30-day ceasefire is an important and correct step towards a just peace for Ukraine … Now it’s up to [President Vladimir] Putin.”
Russia is advancing [on the battlefield], so it will be different with Russia,
I confirm that arms deliveries via Jasionka [logistics hub] have returned to previous levels,
It is difficult for Putin to agree to this in its current form,
The insolent pig finally got a proper slap,
Russia is advancing.” ... Real agreements are still being written there, at the front. Which they should understand in Washington, too.”
Trump needs to conclude on his own that Putin isn’t willing to make any concessions — not to Ukraine but to him,
The shaping of the position of the Russian Federation does not take place abroad due to some agreements or efforts of some parties,
The goal should not be a short truce, not some kind of respite for regrouping forces and rearmament with the aim of subsequently continuing the conflict, but a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people, all nations living in this region,
It is impossible to rely on the goodwill of current opponents who have declared the goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia,
Our idea of peace is clear and obvious: Everything will happen the way we see fit,
Well done, Trump. Let him at least glue them both [Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine] to the negotiating table while he gobbles up their dinners.”
They should do something, but what? Trump says one thing today and practically the opposite tomorrow,
Since Trump was elected president of the United States and to this day, I try not to indulge in excessive optimism about a peaceful settlement thanks to his efforts,
I think there is a window of opportunity that can be lost,