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He's been at meetings for three years, and nothing got done,
Trump said
I have had very good talks with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, and I have had not such good talks with Ukraine. They don't have any cards, but they play it tough. But we are not going to let this continue,
Trump told a gathering of US governors at the White House on Friday
They haven’t done anything. Macron is a friend of mine, and I have met with the Prime Minister and he’s a very nice guy (but) nobody’s done anything,
Trump saidHe has been there for three years. He makes it very hard to make deals,
the US president addedThey are very brave, in every way you can imagine. But we are spending our treasure on some country that's very, very far away,
Trump said of UkraineIt's not that we don't care about Ukraine, but Ukraine is on another continent. It doesn't directly impact the daily lives of Americans,
Rubio said
The President of the United States spoke to Zelensky right after hanging up with Putin. I was in the office for both calls. So to say we haven't consulted with them is simply not true,
Rubio saidWe want to be in a joint venture with Ukraine—not because we're trying to take advantage of them, but because we believe it's actually a security guarantee,
Rubio saidThere should be some level of gratitude here,
Rubio saidIn 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,
he asserted in the Truth Social post
A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,
Trump declared in the postI don’t think he’s very important to be in meetings,
Trump told Fox News
After three years of full-scale war, Ukrainians are tired, nervous and often quarrel with each other. But I feel that now everyone will unite again. This always happens when Ukrainians feel an existential threat.”
Prominent Ukrainian journalist Kristina Berdynskykh saidYou can’t be weak with [Vladimir] Putin.”
In an address to France, Macron said he would tell TrumpWe sent another one yesterday,
one Kyiv source told the AFP news agency,
A day of intense international work. My meeting with General Kellogg was one that restores hope, and we need strong agreements with the U.S.—agreements that will truly work. I have instructed my team to work quickly and very sensibly
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on X (formerly Twitter
There needs to be a deep appreciation for what the American people and the American taxpayer, what President Trump did in his first term and what we've done since,
Mike Waltz, White House national security adviser, on a press conference ... Waltz saidBut Russia could have been talked out of that so easily,
he added
When Zelenskyy said, oh, he wasn’t invited to a meeting, I mean, it wasn’t a priority because he did such a bad job in negotiating so far,
the US president saidEvery time I say, ‘Oh it’s not Russia’s fault,’ I always get slammed by the fake news, but I’m telling you, Biden said the wrong things, Zelenskyy said the wrong things, they got attacked by somebody that’s much bigger and much stronger,
Trump said