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He has reached the compulsory retirement age of 70 and although he could stay in post by presidential decree, where his failings come in is in that he doesn't have the political capital to get that, even if he wants to,
Mr. Waltz and I agreed that consultations on this account in a bilateral format will be held by experts appointed by the presidents. These consultations will take place in Riyadh on Monday, March 24. Head of the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Grigory Karasin and advisor to the Federal Security Service director Sergei Beseda will participate in them on the Russian side."
Ushakov said about the current negotiations, after a call with U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Wednesday But now I've learned from my sources that this 'mere questioning' didn't save Beseda from a cell in Lefortovo Prison,
he wrote in an opinion piece for independent Russian publication The Moscow Times We discussed the arrangement of a meeting between expert groups of the two countries to start primarily with exploring prospects for possibly implementing the well-known initiative concerning the safety of navigation in the Black Sea."
They are experienced negotiators with a wealth of experience in this kind of work,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Everyone can see how much we can trust the word of Zelensky and the word of other representatives of the Kyiv regime,
We still want to agree on a ceasefire, at least on what we have proposed,
a Ukrainian source told AFP, referring to calls for a halt to strikes on energy sites, civilian infrastructure and attacks in the Black Sea We need to agree on the main thing: what objects and what control. The Americans have enormous intelligence capabilities, so they see a lot,
There have been no reciprocal steps from the Russians,
It's their choice. But we're preparing for the talks in Saudi Arabia as a bilateral Ukrainian-American event,
The discussions will focus on the details and implementation of decisions made at the political level… That is, professionals from the Ukrainian and American sides should meet to clarify all the details and how everything should look. We need to understand how it will work, who will oversee it, how it will be monitored,
We have tried on one side to speak to the Russian leadership, on the other hand, to engage the Ukrainian leadership,
said Indian Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar We want to be ready to answer questions like, ‘Should a Russian be invited to the next conference?’
Seeing Russians here talking of peace while they bomb Ukrainian children and pretend it’s justified just makes my skin crawl,
fumed one Eastern European diplomat The Europeans can complain as much as they want, but only Washington and Moscow really matter and it is good that we are talking,
said one Russian official I have not seen such headlines.”
When asked how Russia bombing Kyiv within hours of Trump’s call with Putin showed Moscow was interested in peace, the Russian official shrugged and replied For the first time, there is a potential end in sight,
You basically say, 'Okay, what are your terms?' And you go to the other side, 'What are your terms?'
By now, there could have been over a week without killings, without strikes, without fire – if Putin were not the only one keeping this war going
They’re going to be proximity discussions, meaning one group is going to be in this room, one group in this room, and they [American representatives - ed.] will sit and talk, go back and forth, sort of like shuttle diplomacy in a hotel,
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