There is a position on this matter that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister [Sergei] Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on."
Look, if we do this deal, he's not looking for more war ... I've specifically asked him that question. He has no problem with it."
They would not be along the front lines. They would not be part of any conflict. They would be there to ensure that the peace is respected,
We want peace, he wants peace. We want peace swiftly, but we don't want an agreement that is weak,
Well, we're going to see."
President Putin violated the peace,
It looks as if the US has simply changed sides and wants to give Putin a victory that the Russians couldn't have dreamt of six months ago.
History will be incredibly damning towards Mr Trump in everything that he seems to do, in aligning himself with some of the world's worst dictators,
This is not a conflict Ukraine wanted, provoked or asked for in any way
I specifically asked him [Vladimir Putin about peacekeepers] that question
Frankly, we have little choice but to continue on that path - what we share both in values & secrets can’t be undone in a single presidential term,
An end to the war is being negotiated while a fifth of Ukrainian territory is under enemy occupation
There's no way America is going to get its hands on any proceeds from Ukrainian minerals until there is a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine
The Russian military is really on its last breath. What we're seeing is they basically cannot maintain offensive combat power. The best they can do is just feed men into this meat grinder and gain almost no territory.”
Yeah, he will accept it,
It is my hope that my greatest legacy will be as a peacemaker and a unifier. I want to bring peace, not war,
We understand this would be acceptable to Russia. As Europeans, we will shoulder our share of the security burden,
I stopped my discussion with President Putin after Bucha and the war crimes. We had nothing to get from him in the time,
We recognise it will be challenging to get an agreement, but the time for Russia and Ukraine to make difficult choices and end the fighting is now."
We must keep dialling up the economic pressure to get Putin to a point where he is ready not just to talk, but to make concessions.”