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The public spat in the Oval office has strained US-Ukraine relations, with Trump accusing Zelensky of being ‘disrespectful’ and ‘not ready for peace,’ while threatening to withdraw American military support.”
An expert and assistant professor of Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Sandip Kumar Singh, said In this new age era of diplomatic image engineering ‘Peace Loving Nation’ seems going to be the modern narrative for the newly elected Trump Government.”
Subhashish Banerjee, also a Founder & Head of Strategy at Kolkata-based think tank P3: People Policy Politics, said The personal relationship between Trump and Zelenskyy will play a significant role in shaping the future of this conflict,
In diplomatic podiums playing cards as per interest might be the rule of the game. But the key is held in the hand of that player who knows when to play the right card. It seems Trump played the much awaited card of ‘Peace Loving USA’ at the right time in the oval office.”
Subhashish Banerjee, International Relations & Diplomatic expert said I am deeply concerned and shocked by the recent meeting between President Trump and Zelensky. The fact that no deal was signed is very bad news for Ukraine, as it signals a lack of clear commitment to our nation's security and future."
Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope for Ukraine, Newsweek We will not surrender to Russia, which continues to kill our people daily, even if the United States chooses to walk away,
It was disaster for American national security
Former national security advisor John Bolton I'm not playing cards. I'm very serious,
For the sake of this, he has destroyed the opposition, built a totalitarian state and ruthlessly sends millions of citizens to their deaths,
The visit of the head of the neo-Nazi regime, V. Zelenskyy, to Washington on Feb 28 is a complete political and diplomatic failure of the Kyiv regime,
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement With his outrageously boorish behaviour during his stay in Washington, Zelenskyy confirmed that he is the most dangerous threat to the world community as an irresponsible warmonger,
It’s understandable that the U.S. might seek dialogue with Russia, but the U.S. has always spoken about ‘peace through strength.’ Together, we can take strong steps against Putin,
America's help has been vital in helping us survive, ... We need to be honest and direct with each other to truly understand our shared goals."
The American people helped save our people. Humans and human rights come first. We’re truly thankful,
We’ve been fighting for three years, and Ukrainians need to know that America is on our side,
he said, urging the US to take a leading role in defining security guarantees A ceasefire won’t work with Putin. He has broken ceasefires 25 times over the last ten years,
The Russians are killing us. Russia is the enemy, and that’s the reality we face,
We are going to be inside (Ukraine), and it’s a big commitment for the United States. We appreciate working with you very much,
Trump continued, locking eyes with Zelenskyy I spoke with President Putin, and we are focused on bringing this to a close. This is something both you and he want. We must negotiate a deal... I’m confident that something can happen."
You said enough with the war. I think it was very important to say those words to Putin at the very beginning of the conflict because he’s a killer and a terrorist. I hope that together we can stop him, but for us, it’s crucial to save our country,
Zelenskyy told Trump, who continued to look at him approvingly