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Putin is now asking for a new election in Ukraine... so that he can install his puppet and accomplish that which he couldn’t militarily
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick said Putin hates Zelensky [because] he defeated his plans to subjugate Ukraine and dreams to get a pro-Russia candidate after the exhausting war
German MEP Sergey Lagodinsky said Yes, most important, it’s not so much militarisation but de-militarisation.
Asked if he wanted the US to topple Mr Zelensky and limit the size of Ukraine’s forces, he said I hate to say it but [Volodymyr] Zelensky is down four per cent on approval ratings,
We have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the leader in Ukraine, I mean, I hate to say it, but he's down at 4% approval rating,
I believe President Zelensky said last week that he doesn't know where half of the money is that we gave him,
I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given them almost all of the land, everything, almost all of the land, and no people would have been killed, and no city would have been demolished, and not one dome would have been knocked down. But they chose not to do it that way."
You should have never started it,
Trump said of Ukraine while criticizing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had expressed concern that [We ... We're] working on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible in a way that is enduring, sustainable, and acceptable to all sides."
We are ready for this, but it is still difficult to talk about a specific date for the meeting of the two leaders."
There is a completely different position, of course, on security-related issues related to defence or military alliances."
We are talking about integration and economic integration processes. And here, of course, no one can dictate anything to any country, and we are not going to do that."
It is an existential question for Europe as a whole, and therefore vital for Britain's national interests,
I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it's going very well,
Trump said, chiding Ukraine for complaining it had been cut out of discussions I'm very disappointed, I hear that they're upset about not having a seat,
Trump told reporters when asked what he would say to Ukrainians who feel "betrayed." Today I heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. Well, you've been there for three years...You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,
The talks were very good,
Trump later said from Mar-a-Lago They've had a seat for three years and a long time before that."
Asked to respond to Ukrainians who may be disappointed that Kyiv officials were not invited to peace talks held in Riyadh on Tuesday, he said I know France has mentioned it. Others have mentioned it, the UK has mentioned it."
Mr Trump then said ... He called If they want to do that, that'd be fine."
He told media ... He added