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Yeah, he will accept that,
Trump said, speaking to reporters during a meeting at the White House with the French president, Emmanuel Macron That his vision of a future Ukraine that’s beyond Russia’s physical control is along the lines of the relationship that Belarus has with Russia at this point … How you reconcile those two diverging visions, I think, is quite difficult. That will be the sticking point. And I think the Russians are in a position now where they realise that there will be a problem.”
But it was not discussed in detail,
Putin said, tempering expectations about negotiations reaching a quick conclusion It’s quite clear from the Russian standpoint that president Putin wants to control Ukraine and all of Ukraine. That he wants control over Ukraine’s geopolitical orientation, to a limited extent its domestic politics,
said Thomas Graham, a former White House adviser on Russia who recently travelled to Moscow where he met Russian officials With every town and city captured, Russia’s position will only harden,
said the source familiar with Moscow’s thinking To address pressing issues, Russia and the US must trust each other,
Putin said on Monday, signalling his openness to future talks with Washington I specifically asked him that question. He has no problem with it,
Don’t worry. Kiev will be invited to the negotiating table in due time,
Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov said Monday, ... according to Russian state news agency TASS If you believe that, it’s OK with me,
Trump replied, later saying Therefore, we explained today, the appearance of armed forces troops from the same NATO countries, but under a foreign flag — under the EU flag or national flags — does not change anything in this regard. This is, of course, unacceptable for us,
Ukrainians are asking for NATO membership, just not for the sake of being a NATO member. It's just to see a security guarantee for their own country,
But we have to be very much realistic, because we openly stated that we are in favour of Ukraine to be a NATO member. This was the statement from our president, so this is our official position,
said the Turkish foreign minister I am not sure if the previous administration was also in favour of Ukraine joining NATO. So I think there is no new policy on this,
There is a position on this matter that was expressed by the Russian Foreign Minister, Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on. I leave this without comment,