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We have a very complex situation solved on one side, pretty much solved. We've also discussed land and other things that go with it,
he said
We're going to bring it to them directly,
Rubio told reporters, referring to Russia
They can all afford it."
Earlier this year US President Donald Trump urged Nato's European members to spend 5% of their national income - or GDP - on defence, saying
If to achieve peace you really need me to give up my post, I'm ready. I can trade it for Nato membership, if there are such conditions."
He saidThese leaks may be intentional and part of a Russian negotiating strategy that aims to push the United States to renegotiate its deal with Ukraine on the temporary ceasefire."
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Suspending US or other military assistance to Ukraine during a ceasefire would be extremely advantageous to Russia, which continues to receive critical supplies and assistance from Iran, North Korea, and the People's Republic of China. Such an enormous concession would also destroy US leverage in future negotiations, in addition to violating the conditions under which Ukraine agreed to the ceasefire in the first place
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There’s no sign that the Russians are willing to make any concessions,
said Angela Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who was the top U.S. intelligence analyst for Russia and Eurasia
These are the same Russian demands that have been made since 1945,
said Kori Schake, a former Pentagon official who directs foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise InstituteI think we have to develop something entirely new,
he saidSince Russia now has the upper hand on the battlefield, time is on its side in terms of peace negotiations. But the US is eager to withdraw from the crisis, ignoring the feelings of Europeans to some degree,
Wang said
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China has been calling for political settlement through dialogue and negotiation since the first day of the Ukraine crisis, and has been actively working for peace and pushing for talks,
Mao saidWe still don't understand what Russia will want in exchange for peace. We still don't know whether the U.S. will take the Ukrainian position or the position that Ukraine's opinion is basically not as important as Russia's,
he said
Ukraine will never cede any territories. It's very simple. You cannot have this statement or declaration, no one can have it because it needs a change of the constitution,
Zhovkva saidFor us, it was very important to have the understanding that the truce would go along with two very important things: an immediate lifting of the pause of military assistance and intelligence sharing,
Zhovkva, Zelenskiy's foreign affairs adviser, told Reuters by telephonePutting in place a cementing of the front lines in their current position without any long-term guarantee of ensuring that the war will actually come to an end, risks rewarding Russia by making the current zone of control permanent and freezing the conflict in place as opposed to resolving it,
he saidMoscow has every reason to believe that … if this process lands anywhere, it will land in a place that is more or less on Russia’s terms, as long as the process is being driven by Washington,
Greene said
There is a paradox in these talks and peace initiatives – Ukraine and Russia are both vying for Donald Trump’s attention and seeking to improve their positions with his help,
Naumov said in a commentary
As for the settlement of the situation, I would like to emphasize that it shouldn’t be aimed at a brief truce — some sort of a break for regrouping troops and rearmament in order to continue the conflict — but a long-term peace,
Putin has said
Peace would allow Russia to influence Ukrainian politics and use peaceful means to ensure friendly relations,
Markov saidRussia could say ‘yes, but’ to a ceasefire offer, accepting a 30-day truce on condition that an embargo is imposed on arms supplies to Ukraine,
Markov wrote