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Moscow has every reason to believe that … if this process lands anywhere, it will land in a place that is more or less on Russia’s terms, as long as the process is being driven by Washington,
Greene said
There is a paradox in these talks and peace initiatives – Ukraine and Russia are both vying for Donald Trump’s attention and seeking to improve their positions with his help,
Naumov said in a commentary
Russia could say ‘yes, but’ to a ceasefire offer, accepting a 30-day truce on condition that an embargo is imposed on arms supplies to Ukraine,
Markov wrotePeace would allow Russia to influence Ukrainian politics and use peaceful means to ensure friendly relations,
Markov said
As for the settlement of the situation, I would like to emphasize that it shouldn’t be aimed at a brief truce — some sort of a break for regrouping troops and rearmament in order to continue the conflict — but a long-term peace,
Putin has saidThe sort of ceasefire that it might be interested in is quite clearly not the kind of ceasefire that the Ukrainians or the Europeans might be interested in, although the Americans may be more malleable on that,
he addedPeople are going to Russia right now as we speak. And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with Ireland's prime minister
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We urge the Russians to sign on to this plan,
Leavitt told reporters at the White HouseWe are at the 10th yard line and the president expects the Russians to help us run this into the end zone,
she added, referring to the final stages of scoring in American footballI can do things financially that would be very bad for Russia. I don't want to do that because I want to get peace,
Trump addedIt's up to Russia now,
said TrumpIn reality, the current Kyiv regime cannot be changed from inside the country. Its complete dismantling is needed,
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It’s not clear what would be the benefit for Russia,
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Russia, unfortunately, does not have a good record of living up to ceasefires,
Pifer said
I'm very encouraged the parties have reached an agreement. I think the president now has decided to lift the freeze on intelligence and weapons — very significant,
Republican Representative Michael McCaul, former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told VOA
I'm hoping the Trump administration will start reaching out to Putin and Russia, bring them to the table and make sure they make some concessions that are reasonable and beneficial to the Ukrainian people,
Democratic Representative Glenn Ivey told VOA
For three years now, there’s been too much killing and too much destruction in Ukraine and in Russia. So this is a very, very positive thing, and I'm very proud of Secretary Rubio, also Mike Waltz, national security adviser,
Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden, told VOA
That actually should never have happened in the first place. That never should have been a pause that has real life consequences for Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedom and for democracy and for national security. So it's positive that that was lifted by the administration,
Democratic Representative Jason Crow told VOAThe next step will be for President Zelenskyy to come hopefully back to the Oval Office to sign the economic cooperation agreement. Then everything is going to turn to Mr. Putin,
McCaul said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin
President Trump is right, and President Trump's proposal to enhance and deepen U.S. investment in Ukraine and critical minerals, oil, natural gas will strengthen deterrence against Russian aggression,
Republican Representative Andy Barr told VOA