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(Trump ... Trump's) view, described by a person familiar with his thinking, is that direct engagement with Putin is exactly what is needed to find a solution to end the war."
I will end the war in Ukraine, I will stop the chaos in the Middle East and I will prevent World War 3 from happening - and you have no idea how close we are,
Trump told his supporters at the Capitol One Arena, which was full to its capacity of 20,000 for a Make America Great victory celebration This victory is the beginning. What matters going forward is to actually make significant changes, cement those changes, and set the foundation for America to be strong for centuries, forever... And make America great again,
Starting tomorrow, I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country. We have to do it,
We had the best, safest border in the history of our country,
Nobody will represent Russia at the inauguration ceremony. An ambassador usually does. Well, if an invitation has been sent to the charge d'affaires ad interim, then he will be in attendance."
Putin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, according to an English translation by Interfax No one will represent Russia at the inauguration,
Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform