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The demilitarisation of Ukraine was one of Russia’s war aims and this must not succeed."
I am very serious (about a ceasefire) and for me it is important to end the war,
Zelenskyy said during a briefing in Kyiv Russia is advancing, and therefore it will be different with Russia,
Kosachev said in a post to messaging app Telegram Ukraine is ready to accept this proposal—we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it,
It is now for Russia to show its willingness to achieve peace."
European officials cautiously backed the announcement, but the European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a statement Russian forces continue to make confirmed advances in Kursk Oblast and have likely begun attacking Sudzha,
the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said on Tuesday President Trump has utilized the talents of multiple senior administration officials to assist in bringing the war in Ukraine to a peaceful resolution. Gen. Kellogg remains a valued part of the team, especially as it relates to talks with our European allies."
White House national security spokesperson, James Hewitt, told the outlet Kellogg's role is very much in question,
an anonymous Trump administration official told Politico's NatSec Daily newsletter Any agreement ... Victory will be ours."
The ball is in their court,
If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately,
I hope it'll be over the next few days."
When asked how close he thinks Ukraine and Russia are to a total ceasefire, Trump said We do not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives within the next few days."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian state news agencies I think we need to support Ukraine in continuing to dispute Russia's occupation of parts of Ukraine, but to do so through peaceful means, not through war,
All the concessions that Ukraine may do, or not, will require first understanding of the security guarantees, because we are basically discussing our countries, our nation's future, and how to assure that,
Rudik said on "National Report." There were a lot of differences and arguments between the U.S. and Ukraine, which were really unnecessary,
What they're going to do is say 'yes, but' and then they're going to throw in something completely, completely irrelevant or extraneous as an excuse as to why they can't do this,
I think that could be an end to this war for a long time to come,
If they say no, then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here,
If you just take away all of the pressure on Russia, there's no reason for them to actually stop fighting,