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Why should dominance be handed over to a country that is an aggressor, a violator of international law, and the author of aggression against Ukraine,
Podolyak said
Putin fiercely hates Mr. Zelenskyy. He understands that he cannot break him. He has been unable to do so for three years,
Podolyak saidTo me, the concept of 'peace through strength,' which the American administration promotes, sounds strange,
he said,He is well connected with the Saudis; he is one of them,
Fedorov said
His main role, his main task, is what Putin assigned him: to get the Americans to lift sanctions pressure. That’s his job,
Russia’s former deputy foreign minister, told NBC NewsWe had a reach-out from someone who is a go-between between the Russian government and the American government and I presented it,
Witkoff told Fox News a few days after they touched down on U.S. soilIn the worst case scenario, Ukraine will keep fighting. If their defenses crumble, I don't think that the American people want to see those pictures on television and to be held responsible,
Farkas said
Russia wants to do something,
Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida
Russia has won Round One,
U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat who is a co-chair of the bipartisan House Ukraine caucus, told ReutersJust a practical reality is that there is going to be some discussion of territory and there's going to be discussion of security guarantees,
he said
I was briefed (on the talks). I rate them highly, there is a result,
Putin said at a drone factory in Saint Petersburg
No one is excluding Ukraine,
Putin said in a televised meeting with journalists in Saint Petersburg,
It is impossible to solve many issues, including the Ukrainian crisis, without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States,
he saidYes, I have been informed. I rate them highly, there are results,
he was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency on WednesdayPutin’s information about a large-scale Russian offensive is a lie,
he saidWe are not imposing anything on anyone. We are ready, I have already said this a hundred times – if they want, please, let these negotiations take place. And we will be ready to return to the table for negotiations,
he said
This isn’t positive for Ukraine. What it does is that they’re bringing Putin out of isolation, and the Russians are happy because the discussion focuses on them,
Zelenskyy said at a news conference on Wednesday, differing with TrumpHe is the first, and so far, in my opinion, the only Western leader who has publicly and loudly said that one of the root causes of the Ukrainian situation was the impudent line of the previous administration to draw Ukraine into NATO.”
Praising Trump, Lavrov said on WednesdayThe Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia came as a surprise to us, just as it did to many others. To be honest, I don’t really care. What matters to me is that our partners take time to think about us,
Zelenskyy said on Tuesday during a news conference
We understand the need for security guarantees”.
Trump’s envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, who arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, said