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We have to bring an end to the conflict. President Trump is exactly right. It's time for it to end, and he (Trump) is the brute force, I think, that can make that happen."
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I mean, what Trump's trying to do is... put the conditions in place for that real negotiation, negotiation to happen and we've got to allow him to do what he does,
Johnson saidWe have to bring (the war) to an end. And I can tell you that our European allies understand the necessity as well. It's (dragged) on too long,
Johnson saidThe rhetoric of Zelenskyy and many representatives of the Kyiv regime leaves much to be desired. The fact that Zelenskyy's rating is falling is an absolutely obvious trend,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
Yes, the duped voters (of Ukraine) will still elect an anti-Russian president. But it won't be Zelenskyy,
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Trump is 200 percent right,
said MedvedevWe see that there are certain differences between Washington and Kyiv,
he added, accusing Ukraine of spending foreign taxpayers' money in an uncontrolled way and balking at attempts to hold it to account for funds spent in the past
Europe’s best security interests and America’s best security interests are satisfied by an end to this war in Ukraine and by a strong, unified Nato. That’s an argument that we are having and have discussed with the Americans and will continue to make.”
Meanwhile, Britain’s defence minister John Healey added his voice to those in support of Mr Zelensky, saying
It’s good to see you. How are you?”
The pair shook hands and patted each other on the back; Mr Zelensky smiled and said
We presented the Ukrainians, really, [with] an incredible and a historic opportunity,
said Mr WaltzYou can’t call this $500bn and ask us to return $500bn in minerals or something else. This is not a serious conversation,
Mr Zelensky said
I think [Trump] did this out of pique because he saw Zelensky pushing back on things that Trump wanted.”
Kurt Volker, the US special representative for Ukraine negotiations during President Trump’s first term, saidI can’t sell our state.”
Mr Zelensky has publicly rejected the American president’s attempt to take Ukraine’s minerals, sayingRather than enter into some constructive conversations about what that deal should be going forward, we got a lot of rhetoric in the media that was incredibly unfortunate,
Waltz said of the Ukrainians' decision to decline the American offer
His frustration with President Zelenskyy that you heard is multifold,
Waltz said Thursday of TrumpHopefully this is the moment when Europe finally gets its act together, because it's clear that there is not a lot going on strategically in the US,
he added, referring to what he described as Trump's erratic outbursts in recent days
While Trump may be erratic and chaotic in how he is rolling out his agendas, at the strategic level he is doing pretty much exactly what he promised,
European Council on Foreign Relations expert Nick Witney wrote on ThursdayHis approach to the war in Ukraine, as so brutally elaborated in recent days, is entirely consistent with his past behaviors and pronouncements,
the expert addedIf we are talking about peacekeepers, then we are walking into the Russian trap because they don't want peace,
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Now, it seems that the fire has really been lit,
Tallis added, pointing to emergency talks convened by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday