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My Republican colleagues who have called Putin a war criminal and promised their continued support to Ukraine must join me in demanding President Trump immediately lift this disastrous and unlawful freeze,
said Gregory Meeks, top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee
If we agreed…we were ready to sign it. And honestly, I believe the United States is ready as well,
reporters at London’s Stansted airport heard Zelenskyy say through a translator
We have today been witnesses to the biggest shitshow ever presented ‘live on TV’ by the current American president and his vice-president. Huge credit (goes) to the president of Ukraine (for) restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick… As a result, we have decided to immediate(ly) STOP as fuel provider to American forces in Norway and their ships calling (at) Norwegian ports.”
The statement readWe’re ready to work with our partners, including Americans.”
he added, while reiteratingWe’re open to foreign partnerships,
Mint quotes him as having saidThere are details that really matter, that we're already working on with the Russians. We've already talked to some of our allies, he needs to engage seriously on the details,
he said
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There's a discussion at the moment about potential peacekeeping and from my government's perspective, we're open to consideration of any proposals going forward,
Mr Albanese said, in a departure from his earlier stance of being against sending troops to UkraineThis was a missed opportunity, and the question for me for the Ukrainian people: I don't know if Zelensky can ever get you to where you want to go with the United States. Either he dramatically changes, or you need to get somebody new."
But Graham ripped Zelensky on Fox News following the Oval Office discord
I can give [Lindsey Graham] citizenship of Ukraine, and he will become a citizen of our country. And then his voice will start to gain weight, and I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president."
In a Monday meeting with the press at Stansted Airport in the U.K., Zelensky responded to Graham's commentsWhat President Trump was trying to do in the Oval Office when Zelensky acted so inappropriately, in my view, was to offer them an agreement that would be a win-win across the board. The mineral rights agreement is a fantastic solution to bring about an end to this conflict."
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson
Well, he is right that Europe should shoulder more of the burden of its own defence.”
When Donald Trump won the election last year, sage heads nodded and said_(cropped).jpg)
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statementTens of thousands of people are dead, multiple cities and towns have been almost completely destroyed, and millions of people are displaced. And JD Vance laughs and smiles with Hannity about the invasion like it's a game."
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council said on X
Unfortunately, until there is an election, no one has a voice in Ukraine."
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, Graham responded to Zelensky's statementsMy message to Ukrainians, to President Zelensky, is when you've lost Lindsey Graham, that means you need to come to the negotiation table and recognize Donald Trump is the only game in town."
Vice President JD Vance delivered a pointed message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Fox News' Hannity on Monday, following Friday's heated White House meetingAs a start, Australia has historically played an important role in areas, including in Africa, in Cyprus, in a range of peacekeeping areas,
he said
I really don't care what [Zelensky] says about me or anybody else, but he showed a clear unwillingness to engage in the peace process that President Trump has said is the policy of the American people and of their president,
Vance added
He came at me, and then I went back at him, and what I tried to do originally was try to defuse the situation a little bit,
Vance continued, sayingFor the first 25 or 30 minutes, [Trump] tried to bend over backwards to be gracious and kind to Zelensky, even when he was needling him and saying things that I thought were untrue,
Vance said of the Ukrainian leader
There has not been a day when we haven’t felt gratitude. It’s gratitude for the preservation of our independence – our resilience in Ukraine is based on what our partners are doing for us – and for their own security,
Zelensky said in the video