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I think the difficulty is with the Russians, because Russians are the ones who want to weaken U.S. power, and who want to weaken the U.S. in the world overall,
So, when it comes to seeking peace ... Braže said For any security force, we need military guidance,
Latvia's top diplomat said We are investing in our own capability,
We strongly believe that a rushed ceasefire will not lead to sustainable peace; instead, it will only embolden Russia, encouraging further expansion and putting global security at grave risk,
In order to resolve complex and rather acute issues, such as related to Ukraine, both Russia and the United States must take the first step,
We could come to an agreement with the United States. We're not against that,
What does it consist of? This first step should be devoted to increasing the level of trust between the two states,
Unlike them, the new president of the United States has his hands free from shackles that don't allow you to move forward,
It looks like they agreed to have European peacekeepers enforce the peace between Russia and Ukraine,
said William Pomeranz, a senior scholar at the Wilson Center Kennan Institute We have to see this as a move by Donald Trump to undermine the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and in the worst case, as Trump advocating for Russia's position, which has been in the past that elections have to be part of a negotiation process in Ukraine, although it's an entirely Ukrainian domestic issue,
said Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations Let’s try to get something first which ... can be assessed, checked and verified,
There's tremendous distrust on both sides,
So, it's not only a back and forth between Trump and Zelenskyy. We do see a broader realignment here of U.S. policy towards a normalization of relations with Russia, where Ukraine is perceived as a problem to this normalization,
Their participation in the negotiating process is needed. We never rejected that, we held constant discussions with them,
