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There must be a U.S. backstop because a U.S. security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again,
Russia is preparing for a long war,
she told The Associated Press If it is successful, it will last 20 or 30 years,
I don’t think that this ‘peace process’ is for Ukrainians’ sake. It is laughable that they pretend it is,
said Iryna, 26, a lawyer from Kyiv Ukraine will have to keep fighting – deal or no deal,
said Katarina, 37, an interior designer and architect who left Kyiv when the war began and now lives in a small village in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital There is only one problem: insufficient and untimely military assistance from allies, including the United States,
said Serhii, a 50-year-old accountant I had hoped that we could put an end to the bloodshed, negotiate a fair deal for Ukraine, get some real security guarantees,
It is not uncommon to not invite weaker parties to the table during diplomacy talks,
I feel that Trump wants to become a hero, to be the next Reagan, who warmed relations with the USSR which later led to its dissolution and an American win in the cold war,
Another document, the so-called peace agreement, will turn into another piece of paper,
I don’t think Trump gives a damn about Ukraine,
Now, ... I have no housing, no job, I’m a refugee.”
Since the US-Russia talks in Riyadh, we have seen that the main item on the agenda is to ensure peace within Ukraine,
As long as it is not clear what plan will be presented, it is not possible to make a solid commitment of support,
It's not enough to say: 'I'm sending troops!' This must be determined either through multilateral negotiations, in which Europe and Turkey are also involved, or through the UN Security Council,
If anyone thinks they can stay out of the situation, I think that's an illusion,
If it is not NATO, who will be able to give us guarantees?,
Turkey ― like the EU countries ― has felt left out since the US-Russian summit in Saudi Arabia,
We know him, and this is the issue. So it's not about telling him how good Ukraine is and how it deserves his support. It doesn't make sense, because that's not how he thinks,
[Putin] wants to avoid upsetting Donald Trump. That's his strategy. He does not want a deal. He does not want a strip of Ukrainian land. He does not want Ukrainian NATO. He wants no Ukraine. He wants Ukraine not to exist. And there should be no illusions about that,