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The arguments that have been made that somehow coming to the table right now is making concessions to Vladimir Putin outright that we otherwise or that the president of the United States should not otherwise make... I just reject that,
But simply pointing out realism, like the borders will not be rolled back to what everybody would like them to be in 2014, is not a concession to Vladimir Putin. It's a recognition of hard power realities on the ground, after a lot of investment in sacrifice, first by the Ukrainians and then by allies, and then a realisation that a negotiated peace is going to be some sort of demarcation that neither side wants,
the US secretary of defense said There must be no compromise at the expense of Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty,
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha told French publication Le Monde As a military guy, you want to have your leadership embody the culture that they're leading,
Bacon told WOWT-TV in Omaha He's the commander in chief and they're gonna follow the orders of the civilian leadership proposal,
Bacon said, according to The Hill Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,
I'm also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe,
The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to partnership with Europe,
If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5,
he said, referring to the alliance's mutual defense clause Members of this [Ukraine] contact group must meet the moment,
Hegseth said to the assembled group of about 50 member countries that have provided $126 billion worth of weapons and military assistance to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion We live in fiscally constrained times,
Hegseth said, and need to be responsible with taxpayer money It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is,
It’s time to be reciprocal,
Trump said earlier this week as he prepared additional actions to upset the world trade system Very fair, very, very fair, very reasonable. Not like deals you’ve seen over the years. They were very fair.”
The American people are in debt slavery to everyone who owns our debt.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and the subcommittee’s chair, described excessive spending as an existential threat to the country at Wednesday’s hearing, saying We’ll see what happens.”
But when Tuesday passed without the tariffs being officially announced, Trump was asked if he would sign the order on Wednesday and Trump answered We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,
Women and girls woke up one morning and there was no care, whether it was contraception or HIV care,
We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,
Hegseth said in opening remarks before the Ukraine Defense Contact Group The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,