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President Trump is committed to safeguarding Federal public benefits for American citizens who are truly in need, including individuals with disabilities and veterans,
a White House fact sheet on the executive order said
Americans need reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment options, as the cost per cycle can range from $12,000 to $25,000,
the executive order said
How are you going to end the war unless you're talking to Russia?"
Vice President JD Vance said at the Conservative Political Action Conference near the nation's capital on ThursdayMy Administration will uphold the rule of law, defend against the waste of hard-earned taxpayer resources, and protect benefits for American citizens in need, including individuals with disabilities and veterans,
the order statesRussia 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 says
The troops of Nato countries [in Ukraine] under a foreign flag – an EU flag or any national flag … is unacceptable.”
After talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov made clear the Russian position
Today we are facing two parallel, but, of course, to some extent, politically interconnected tracks: one is Ukrainian affairs, the other is bilateral,
Ryabkov said
A dialogue on strategic stability and arms control is possible when we see visible shifts for the better in American policy,
he addedIn the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the war with Russia, something all admit only "TRUMP," and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the "gravy train" going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his country is shattered, and millions have unnecessarily died - And so it continues."
Trump added
Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion dollars, to go into a war that couldn't be won, that never had to start, but a war that he, without the US and "TRUMP," will never be able to settle."
Sharing a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wroteWe have put in much more money. We are in for USD 300 billion, and they (Europe) are in for USD 100 billion. Biden just gave them money, there was no loan or security. We have to sign a deal to get security. We are spending our treasure on a country that is very far away. We have to be treated the same way Europe is being treated. Biden should have never gotten us into this mess..."
He addedTrump has conceded upfront and ahead of any talks with Ukraine what could have been part of a more balanced deal in the end,
Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, said in a note Thursday
Washington has signaled willingness to consider several Russian demands that undermine Ukraine's long-term security, while the bilateral format and thawing U.S.-Russia ties raise concerns about a ceasefire deal that may be highly unfavorable for Ukraine. Trump's criticism towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is driving anti-American sentiment in Ukraine and heating up Transatlantic tensions,
he said in emailed commentsThe first U.S.-Russia ceasefire talks [this week] on Ukraine offered little cause for optimism for Kyiv,
Andrius Tursa, central and Eastern Europe advisor at risk consultancy Teneo, said in a note ThursdayOn the American side, there were entirely different people who were open to the negotiation process without any bias, without any prejudice to what was done in the past,
he said in comments translated by NBC NewsFor all that is publicly known, Russia has not made any concessions in return. This can only embolden Russia to push for more. To add insult to injury, Trump has questioned the legitimacy of democratically elected Zelensky and blamed Ukraine for not giving in to Putin's maximalist demands years ago,
he said