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There’s a gentleman from Russia. His name is Kirill, and he had a lot to do with this. He was important. He was an important interlocutor, bridging the two sides,
Witkoff told CNN on Wednesday
One way or another, of course, Ukraine will participate in the talks. Of course, there will be both a bilateral Russian-American dialogue and a talk Ukraine will get involved in,
he said
I believe that's the reason the war started, because [predecessor President Joe] Biden went out and said that they could join NATO,
said Trump of Russia's February 2022 invasion
A strategically advantageous marriage to a close associate of Putin's daughter propelled him into a dazzling career trajectory."
The Insider described Dmitriev's rise as being fueled by personal ties, stating
Witkoff was referring to Kirill Dmitriev."
She said in a post shortly after
The promise to exchange visits is a victory for Putin. Any dictatorship sees a visit from the US president as the highest form of international legitimacy, almost a magical ritual that lifts a diplomatic curse,
said Alexander Baunov, a political analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace thinktank
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Trump will ‘allow’ Russia to take what it has conquered – but no more, of course. Meanwhile, he’ll offer Ukraine some guarantees,
said the prominent Russian ultranationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on his Telegram channelWe wanted to chainsaw the western world into pieces, but he decided to cut through it himself,
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Zelenskyy had repeatedly urged Trump to speak with him first before engaging with Putin. Instead, Trump did the exact opposite,
gloated Sergei Markov, a popular Russian commentatorFor Putin, a real solution means a Ukraine that is ‘friendly’ to Russia – deprived of military capability, which has a rewritten constitution and guarantees non-membership in Nato,
Stanovaya addedAt times, many in the elites questioned whether it was wise for Putin to start the war or not settle for peace earlier,
said a well-connected businessman in MoscowHe’ll plant himself right in the middle of our Ukraine. Let me remind you, all of Ukraine is ours. All of Ukraine is Russian land,
Prilepin addedInvestors dreamed about this scenario but did not really believe it was possible,
the Cifa Broker chief analyst, Ovanes Oganisyan, told the business newspaper Kommersant.jpg)
Frigid spinster Europe is mad with jealousy and rage,
said Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former presidentNow, Putin’s main focus is Trump – everyone else is irrelevant,
the foreign policy source saidHis next move is to secure a closed-door meeting with Trump, where he can further press his case,
the source added,The positions of the parties differ significantly and, at this moment, seem incompatible,
said Tatiana Stanovaya, a prominent Russian political analyst and the founder of R Politik, a political analysis companyPutin remained patient and didn’t bend. Instead, he waited for the world to change around him,
the foreign policy source said, referring to Trump’s election and his administration’s radically different foreign policy outlookFrom the Kremlin’s perspective, there is nothing the west can do that would reverse Russia’s territorial gains and prevent Ukraine’s collapse in the long run,
she saidThe previous U.S. administration took the view that everything should be done to prolong the war. The current administration, as we understand it, believes everything should be done to stop the war and achieve peace. We find this position far more appealing and are open to dialogue,
Peskov said