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The talks were very good,
Trump later said from Mar-a-Lago
They had a seat at the table for three years,
Trump saidIt’s clear that our American partners are eager to wrap up the Ukraine war — and quickly. Trump, in particular, is motivated,
a retired Russian diplomat said
The Americans will be strung along with talk about a potential reassessment of Moscow’s relationship with Beijing,
Bondarev saidI remember how that meeting was prepared — it took months of intense work at different levels, including missions and exchanges of position papers. Trump wants to move much faster and, at this stage, seems unconcerned with the details,
a Russian diplomat saidUkraine, territorial recognition, ‘demilitarization,’ ‘denazification’ — including elections that bring pro-Russian figures to power — and lifting sanctions. That’s the minimum that Putin would like to have,
said former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev, who resigned from Russia’s diplomatic mission to the UN in Geneva in protest against the invasionI’ve waited so long for this! Finally. What a wonderful gift for my upcoming anniversary,
one Russian government official told The Moscow Times, addingWhether this approach will hold when we reach substantive discussions remains unclear. There are multiple possible outcomes — including ones that are less favorable for us,
he addedTurkiye will be an ideal host for the possible talks between Russia, Ukraine and America in the near future,
he added,
We want no one to decide anything behind our backs … No decision can be made without Ukraine on how to end the war in Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters during a visit to Turkiye, where he held talks with President Recep Tayyip ErdoganThe European Union is going to have to be at the table at some point, because they have sanctions [on Russia] as well that have been imposed.”
AddressingOtherwise, this problem will continue to poison the atmosphere on the European continent,
she saidJust a practical reality is that there is going to be some discussion of territory and there’s going to be discussion of security guarantees,
he saidUkraine, Europe in a broad sense — and this includes the European Union, Turkey, and the U.K. — should be involved in conversations and the development of the necessary security guarantees with America regarding the fate of our part of the world,
Zelensky saidI think he wants to stop the fighting,
Trump told reporters Sunday
I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never.”
In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” broadcast Sunday, Zelenskyy told Kristen WelkerWe have zero intelligence that Putin is interested in a real peace deal right now,
one of the congressional officials saidPresident Trump’s leadership has created the first opening for talks in years, and he did this after only four weeks in office. The Trump Administration will continue to pursue a deal that advances American interests and brings this conflict to a permanent resolution.”
Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said in response to a request for commentHe thinks he’s winning,
one of the Western intelligence officials saidThat was my question to him, because if he’s going to go on that would have been a big problem for us, and that would have caused me a big problem because you just can’t let that happen,
Trump said Sunday