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Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
After the announcement of the ceasefire deal, Donald Trump told reporters
The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
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As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,
Starmer said in a statement, congratulating both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for the "remarkable breakthrough".We are ready to help bring an end to this war in a just and permanent way that allows Ukraine to enjoy its freedom,
he said
We considered different options today and various [options] are currently on the table. I would not like to talk about any specifics today since these consultations and talks are still ongoing... But these [must definitely be] guarantees that will one hundred per cent prevent any aggression in the future."
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We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope they’ll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court,
Rubio added
We don’t need a truce, we need a long-term peace secured by guarantees for the Russian Federation and its citizens. It is a difficult question how to ensure these guarantees.”
Mr Putin said in December
Moscow 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.jpg)
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."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,
Volker saidWhat 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,
said VolkerI think that could be an end to this war for a long time to come,
Volker saidNow, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same."
European leaders welcomed a U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire deal, while Zelensky said
There were a lot of differences and arguments between the U.S. and Ukraine, which were really unnecessary,
Volker saidIt is difficult for Putin to agree to this in its current form,
the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, told Reuters
Russia 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 wroteI hope it'll be over the next few days."
When asked how close he thinks Ukraine and Russia are to a total ceasefire, Trump saidPeace would allow Russia to influence Ukrainian politics and use peaceful means to ensure friendly relations,
Markov said
Well, I certainly wouldn't trust Russia to negotiate in good faith, and up until now — because Donald Trump has effectively flipped the American position to be supportive of Russia — the Russians have had no incentive to negotiate."
In his interview, Bolton added