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During the meeting, we also addressed the maintenance and repair of German-made military equipment currently in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
Syrskyi added
When there is a war, there cannot be democratic elections... When there is a war, it is difficult to investigate where a huge part of the funding given to Ukraine ended up,
Fico saidNo one is disputing that Russia's use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law. However, Russia had serious security reasons for doing so, because it has long been misled on the issue of NATO enlargement,
he said, effectively justifying Moscow's actionsHowever, Europe should in any case help the US president to end the senseless killings in Ukraine as quickly as possible and not hinder him from achieving this goal,
he saidRussia is not winning in Ukraine. They’re not losing but they’re just not winning,
says Kallas, a senior officer in a specialist brigade which deploys across much of the 1,300km front line
Last summer the price of eggs jumped by 42 per cent, bananas by 48 per cent, tomatoes by 39.5 per cent and potatoes by 25 per cent. The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value since Putin first invaded Crimea in 2014, and over $600bn of the Kremlin’s foreign currency reserves have been frozen in Western banks.”
And earlier this week Russian expert and author Owen Matthews wrote in The IndependentWe’re fed up with fighting but there will have been no point if we give into Putin now, as Trump wants us to. So, we’ll fight on whatever anyone tells us to do,
a senior officer in Ukraine saysRussia should be in negotiations from a position of weakness,
he saidI really hope, as a Ukrainian, that what Trump saying publicly now is to cloud the eyes of the Russians,
he saysThe West has betrayed Ukraine, ... The opinion of Europeans and Ukrainians does not concern either Moscow or Washington" ... The U.S. and Russia agreed on everything behind Ukraine's back."
The narratives relating to peace negotiations include
Russia is preparing to declare an alleged 'victory' in the war against Ukraine by the 'round date' - 24 February 2025, the third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale war,
the intelligence agency said, according to Daily Express
Moreover, these plans may also include a 'Russian victory over NATO', as Muscovite propaganda has long described the war against Ukraine as a war with the Alliance,
it addedFor such European governments, the Kremlin is slapping on the ‘enemies of peace’ label,
HUR warned
Zelensky and his intelligence chief Budanov have said a couple of times now, that they think that Russia is gearing up for another attack."
He said
Since the US-Russia talks in Riyadh, we have seen that the main item on the agenda is to ensure peace within Ukraine,
Ertem said
As long as it is not clear what plan will be presented, it is not possible to make a solid commitment of support,
Ceylan saidIt'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,
Ceylan saidIf anyone thinks they can stay out of the situation, I think that's an illusion,
said Ceylan,
If it is not NATO, who will be able to give us guarantees?,
Zelenskyy askedTurkey ― like the EU countries ― has felt left out since the US-Russian summit in Saudi Arabia,
she said,