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So far, we have not received any signals from the Americans. The readiness remains. The same readiness, as we have heard, remains on the American side,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
I would be lying if we say we are not nervous
about Trump ... said a European ambassador who was granted anonymity to speak candidly
Trump also has to focus not just on what to give to Putin, but what to give to Zelenskyy, including, first and foremost, effective, lasting security guarantees,
said Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to RussiaHe gets the stakes with Putin. He knows a bad deal when he sees one and can walk away again,
said one administration official, who requested anonymityGreenland and interference in UK politics and the German elections is highly concerning,
said an EU official, who acknowledgedWe are preparing for a lot of headaches, but one area where I am going to risk being cautiously optimistic on is Ukraine and NATO,
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(Trump) says he wants to speak with the Russian president straight away. The Kremlin says Russia is also ready. When two people really want something, good things happen. We anticipate good things."
Political analyst Alexey Naumov said
There is a new sheriff in town (Trump) but it's not like this sheriff is in his prime."
Military expert Alexey Anpilogov saidAll of that being said, I'm going to do Russia, whose economy is failing, and President Putin a very big favor,
Trump said in his public negotiation on Truth Social
We don’t want to live in Putin’s world,
Matviichuk said
Russia’s relentless invasion demands lasting international security guarantees. Any peace deal must confront Russia’s hostility to safeguard Ukraine and the very foundations of freedom and democracy,
Matviichuk said in a statementWhen we design this peace process, we have to design security guarantees, which will make this [geopolitical] goal for Putin impossible to achieve,
Matviichuk saidI’m not looking to hurt Russia,
Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platformRussia is preparing for a war with the West,
German foreign intelligence chief Bruno Kahl said in a November speech
We need to make it very clear to the Kremlin that any attack against a NATO member is going to cost and have consequences,
said Jurkonis, who also teaches politics at Lithuania's Vilnius UniversityWhile every president has complained that European countries don’t do enough, there never was a question about American commitment,
said HodgesAnybody who isn’t worried hasn’t been paying attention,
said GilesEurope must be prepared for the most extreme military contingencies,
a spokesperson for the bloc told NBC News in an email when asked whether the continent was preparing for a worst case scenario of war with RussiaNATO has to pay more,
Trump saidThe conditions for a crisis are there – but is the trigger?”
he told CNN