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The arguments that have been made that somehow coming to the table right now is making concessions to Vladimir Putin outright that we otherwise or that the president of the United States should not otherwise make... I just reject that,
But simply pointing out realism, like the borders will not be rolled back to what everybody would like them to be in 2014, is not a concession to Vladimir Putin. It's a recognition of hard power realities on the ground, after a lot of investment in sacrifice, first by the Ukrainians and then by allies, and then a realisation that a negotiated peace is going to be some sort of demarcation that neither side wants,
the US secretary of defense said There must be no compromise at the expense of Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty,
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha told French publication Le Monde There is no betrayal there,
I think you saw from President Trump yesterday, who himself is the best negotiator on the planet, bringing two sides together to find a negotiated peace, which is ultimately what everyone wants,
Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. Jewish people say no to ethnic cleansing!”
The ad, also signed by Jewish creatives and activists including Tony Kushner, Ilana Glazer, Naomi Klein and Joaquin Phoenix, says I’m just here to try and get peace,
That will require both sides to accept realities they may not like. That’s why the world is fortunate to have Donald Trump. Only he, at this moment, can bring the necessary powers to the table,
he defense secretary Thursday As Defense Secretary, my job — working alongside NATO — is to ensure that the alliance’s defense capabilities remain as strong and as robust as possible to deter future aggression on the continent,
We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s nations,
In my view it would have been better to speak about a possible NATO membership for Ukraine or possible losses of territory at the negotiating table,
German defense minister Boris Pistorius said There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace,
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said ahead of a meeting with his NATO counterparts in Brussels As a military guy, you want to have your leadership embody the culture that they're leading,
Bacon told WOWT-TV in Omaha He's the commander in chief and they're gonna follow the orders of the civilian leadership proposal,
Bacon said, according to The Hill I'm also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe,
The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to partnership with Europe,
If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5,
he said, referring to the alliance's mutual defense clause We live in fiscally constrained times,
Hegseth said, and need to be responsible with taxpayer money Members of this [Ukraine] contact group must meet the moment,
Hegseth said to the assembled group of about 50 member countries that have provided $126 billion worth of weapons and military assistance to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is,
