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Europe should rediscover the taste of risk, of ambition, and of power.”
As French President Emmanuel Macron recently put it
Why not take free money from the aggressor?"
Gould-Davies said, asking
Claims that there are no legal ways to use Russia's frozen assets are unfounded. Last week, I shared a draft paper with our European partners, offering a clear solution for using frozen assets. Before the June deadline for extending the sanctions imposed on Russia, a political decision must be taken on using frozen assets
In a statement published earlier this week, after reports of the U.S. withdrawing military aid, Estonia's foreign minister pushed for Europe to step upWhen the assets were first frozen — the moment that Russia lost access to them — there was no adverse impact on European economic or financial stability. There is no reason to think that markets, or individual creditor states, would act if Russia permanently and formally lost these assets,
he said
You’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it. ... You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."
In February, Mr Trump seemingly blamed Kyiv for being at war with Russia, as he said
Donald Trump is such a singular political force right now that he’s managing to repaint many aspects of the argument over Ukraine in American political life,
Andrew Roth, the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent, tells Michael Safi
I need ammunition, not a ride.
He showed exemplary bravery at the outset of the war when he memorably turned down the offer of an evacuation flight with the rousing slogan
We make money if the Ukrainian people make money,
he said on Sunday
Hands off Ukraine; it's my business partner now, and worth nearly your entire GDP.'
By putting US contractors in the region, Trump was effectively saying to PutinThe deal could be made very fast. It should not be that hard a deal to make. It could be made very fast. Now, maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal. And if somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long. That person will not be listened to very long. Because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal. I believe certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal, they've suffered more any anyone else."
Trump, during a White House press conference on Monday
An armistice, ceasefire, or negotiated settlement is announced by both Ukraine and Russia regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine at any point between the Associated Press calling the election for Donald Trump, and April 19, 2025, 11:59 PM ET."
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