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So far Russia is imitating the negotiations, talking about a possible peace and possible ceasefire, but they are not even ready to keep the ceasefire as promised not to attack, not to strike critical infrastructure,
We are talking about very concrete numbers of our military troops, but there should be commitment from all countries in this coalition to provide this support,
It was pointed out that a complete cessation of providing Kyiv with foreign military aid and intelligence must become the key condition for preventing an escalation of the conflict and making progress towards its resolution through political and diplomatic means,
the Kremlin said in its readout of the phone call We will continue to support Ukraine now, in future negotiations and, especially, in peacetime."
Prior to the summit, António Costa, the president of the European Council, said The European Union maintains its 'peace through strength' approach, which requires Ukraine to be in the strongest possible position, with its own robust military and defense capabilities as an essential component,
It's unfortunate to say this, but some pressure is also needed within Europe itself to ensure that anything promised – actually happens,
Zelensky said on Thursday European efforts that should be bringing more security and peace are also constantly being obstructed. And I believe this is wrong,
It’s clear the EU is not the “thing” when it comes to defense
As Kristersson, the Swedish leader, said We hope there will be a deal,
It’s been a bit of a mess as we all know,
said Ulf Kristersson, the Swedish prime minister, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the summit in Brussels As with all things Ukraine/Russia-related, the picture is complicated, though from the borderlands to the big cities, one through line exists: Russians feel it’s time to end the war, but on Russia’s terms,
the company found in its analysis But the deal depends on both sides. If one side is positive and the other is not ready, it will be complicated. But then, at least, the US administration will see who is the ‘bad guy’, who is making the deal impossible, and this is surely not Ukraine,
the Lithuanian president said He has this situation in his hands [the upper hand on the battlefield – ed]. He doesn't want us to have even one soldier left in Kursk Oblast. He is amassing troops to hit us and exert more pressure. That's his clear tactic on all fronts – to scare people, to hit them with missiles to get better conditions for himself in a particular format of ending the war,
Ukraine wants a ceasefire and Putin will have to wriggle out of this situation because the world will not understand him,
the Ukrainian president stressed Of course for any deal to work you need Europeans around the table to agree to the deal. Because the implementation of the deal needs to be in the hands of Europe,
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