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The president is creating an alignment with his own political base,
said McInturff, the Republican pollster
If I didn’t align myself with both of them, you’d never have a deal.”
Trump himself has publicly adopted the idea of not favoring either side, saying in FebruaryI cannot recall a moment in history when American public opinion and voters’ views of a president, as to which country they are more aligned with, have been more in conflict with each other,
said Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates, who conducted the survey along with GOP pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies
We agree with the proposals to halt the fighting, but we proceed from the assumption that the ceasefire should lead to lasting peace and remove the root causes of the crisis."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday
We must move toward peace, toward security guarantees, and we need to free our people. We are determined to work as quickly as possible with our partners. The key factor is our partners' ability to ensure Russia's readiness not to deceive but to genuinely end the war. Because right now, Russian strikes have not stopped."
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X