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Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the barbarianism that's going on over there. Soldiers are being killed by thousands on a weekly basis. Apart from Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, a lot of Koreans have been killed. We want to end it,
he said during a press conference from the White House
We not only listened, but also heard each other.”
Lavrov also called the conversation “very useful” and said.jpg)
A lasting and long-term viable resolution is impossible without a comprehensive consideration of security issues on the continent,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
We don’t want a peace brokered behind the scenes without our involvement,
the Ukrainian President said
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A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was discussed, but it is unlikely to take place next week,
foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told Russian medaOur deputies will soon arrange a meeting to assess the need for removing these barriers,
he saidThe appearance of troops from NATO countries … under a foreign flag, the flag of the European Union or the national flag, is unacceptable,
he saidI don’t care if our partners think something unnecessary about us.”
Instead he forcefully railed against deals about Ukraine made without Ukraine, how he had only learned of the US-Russia summit in the media, and said
It is completely premature and the completely wrong time to be having this discussion now.”
He told reporters
We've told the US that deployment of Nato troops in Ukraine, even under other flags, is unacceptable for Russia."
He said after the first peace talk.jpg)
In the end it is only the US that can provide the deterrence to Putin that will prevent him attacking again."
Speaking after Keir Starmer demanded a "US backstop" to guarantee Ukraine's security, he saidFinancially and militarily… we will step up." ... We want to partner with the US to deliver a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. Now is a critical moment."
She added
We are glad to see dialogue between the US and Russia, and we support the political and diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine crisis. But we are also well aware that achieving results through one single dialogue is very difficult,
said Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs UniversityAt the same time, we look forward to the timely participation of all relevant parties and stakeholders in the peace negotiation process,
Guo notedIt is one thing for the US and Russia to express a willingness to break the ice… however, over more than 30 years of post-Cold War history has shown us clearly that improving US-Russia relations is fraught with difficulties,
echoed LiThey have been amassing not just over the three years when we had no contacts at all because of [former US president Joe] Biden's administration, but over all previous years,
the diplomat saidUndoubtedly, this was a deliberate and calculated response by Zelensky to Trump's stance,
the report saidDiplomacy does not mean surrendering the interests and sovereignty of our state,
he said at a meeting with representatives of the Crimean Tatar community
US oil majors have done very well in Russia,
Dmitriev said in a brief interview on Tuesday morning before the talks began, suggesting that American companies could come back to RussiaWe did not just listen but heard each other, and I have reason to believe the American side has better understood our position,
Lavrov told reporters