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We have to end this in a way … that Putin will not capture one square mile or one square kilometer of Ukraine, ... I don’t think it will be a bad deal.”
Rutte said, adding
I don’t know where this came from, or what they expect to be the outcome of these talks where we are not invited.”
One Ukrainian official at the conference expressed exasperation at the news, saying.jpg)
Would I prefer the United States not to be speaking directly with Russia and certainly having Ukraine and Europe involved? Yes, I would prefer that,
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during an interview at the POLITICO PubI think our problem in Europe quite often is that, you know, we talk a lot and we do a little. Right now the ball is in our court,
Stubb continued
Only in the perverse world of Trump diplomacy is the larger invading country given more respect than the country that was invaded — and that the country responsible for horrific war crimes was given the best chance for peace,
said Mike Quigley, a Democrat from Illinois and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine CaucusWell, this is not a serious conversation, it seems to me.”
On the prospect of talks without Ukraine at the table, he said.jpg)
Everyone who met with Kellogg here looks like he’s collecting information and not giving it,
said Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker
I don’t care if [Trump] meets Putin in Cleveland. I don’t care if they talk. I don’t care if they go on vacation. It doesn’t matter to me what you do as long as you get it right,
said Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina and a close Trump ally
I saw that someone said that there would be a meeting in Saudi Arabia. I do not know what it is,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on SaturdayThere is nothing on the negotiating table that would be worth discussing,
he saidIf Europeans want to have a say, make yourself relevant,
Rutte told journalists
There’s no way in which we can have discussions or negotiations about Ukraine, Ukraine’s future or European security structure, without Europeans,
Stubb told reporters in MunichTo 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 [defence] spending’
Kellogg said at the Munich conference on SaturdayWhether you like it or not, you have to talk to adversaries,
said Kellogg
They have about 800 plants now who are producing defense equipment. They have tenfold increase too. By investing into that model, you can ensure that you quickly can get military output,
Jonson saidI didn't let the ministers sign a relevant agreement because in my view it is not ready to protect us, our interest,
Zelenskyy told The Associated Press on Saturday in Munich
The secretary reaffirmed President Trump's commitment to finding an end to the conflict in Ukraine,
US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statementI think that's very important to have that NATO continues this open door policy,
he told DW on SaturdayThey agreed on regular contacts, including for the preparation of a Russian-American summit meeting on a high level,
the Russian Foreign Ministry saidRussia is really a petrostate,
Kellogg said,