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Europe was in Kyiv 'because Ukraine is in Europe, ... In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake
von der Leyen wrote on X, adding Ukraine is ready to exchange all for all, and this is a fair way to start
But if ... if it comes to Europe or Ukraine, then Ukraine and Europe also have to agree to this deal,
Ms Kallas told reporters in Brussels, where she is chairing a meeting of EU foreign ministers Three years on from Putin's barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we face a once in a generation moment for our collective security and values, ... We continue to stand with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace.
We will stop hostilities only when these negotiations produce a firm and sustainable result that suits the Russian Federation
Lavrov said in a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan If you look at the messages that come from the United States, then it's clear that the Russian narrative is there very strongly represented.
Asked whether the US administration is acting in the interests of Russia or Ukraine's Western backers, she said Putin hasn't had elections, or Russia hasn't had elections, in 25 years.
With the way that the Trump administration is handling this, I don’t think there’s much to be positive about,
said Sonia Mycak, a research fellow in Ukrainian studies at the Australian National University’s Centre for European Studies It’s a war that has gone on for too long … and the human tragedy of it has been absolutely dreadful,
What President Trump completely doesn't acknowledge, and people of his ilk don't acknowledge – in his administration and some of his Republican colleagues – is that the United States and Western Europe owe Ukraine a great deal of gratitude and enormous debt of gratitude. They have been actually holding Russian imperialism at bay,
There are many, many questions about whether or not (Trump’s stance) is something that can stand up and provide some kind of lasting peace,
So this so-called deal, whatever it ends up being, is not going to end the conflict in Ukraine. In fact, it could plant the seeds for a much greater conflict in the future,
That would be a very, very dangerous precedent set for the rest of the world,
Those (are) three aspects, three non-negotiable points that (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy has consistently said needed to be a part of a peace deal,
This war is going to go on. The Ukrainians are not simply going to accept the loss of their territories,
The second thing to remember is that Putin is not interested in some lasting peace,
Without a deep analysis and understanding of the root causes of the conflict around Ukraine, it is essentially impossible to work properly on a (peace) settlement,
This is what we welcome and support. This is the first thing. Secondly, we hope that Washington will fully analyse the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict - this is actually what we tried to get our opponents in Europe to pay attention to, and what they have always refused to do, just like the previous Washington administration,
Putin won't give us this peace. He won't give it in exchange for something. We have to win peace with strength, wisdom and unity, with our cooperation. Sadly, peace cannot be simply declared in one hour, one day, today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. This is the reality. And if someone tries to do it in this way – without any support, it won't work, without any security guarantees – it won't work,
A reliable and lasting peace is much more than silence at the front. We remember that Russia has violated the ceasefire more than 25 times since 2014.
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