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Obviously there would be an expectation that if we get to a peace deal, that you would be able to have American companies come back and do business there. And I think that everybody would believe that that would be a positive, good thing to happen,
Witkoff told the Face The Nation programme
How can we do this in Sumy? Are we supposed to send election observers to Pokrovsk
he asked, referring to two Ukrainian cities on the frontline under constant bombardment
Of course the UK has to be at the table,
Zelenskyy saidWhy should I be offended? A dictator would be offended by being called a dictator,
he said, pointing out he won the last 2019 election with 73% of the voteIt’s important what Ukrainians think of me,
he addedI don’t plan to stay in power for decades. But we won’t let Putin stay in power over Ukrainian territories either,
he saidI'm not going to sign something that ten generations of Ukrainians will be paying for."
Quote from Zelenskyy
I know we had 100 [billion dollars from the US – ed.], and I’m not going to acknowledge US$500 [billion of debt], no matter what anyone says."
Quote from ZelenskyyThere are no American obligations in the agreement regarding guarantees or investments, everything about them is very vague, and they want to extract $500 billion from us,
a Ukrainian source told AFP of the proposed minerals deal
I want to have our money secured, because we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars..."
Trump said in a Fox News interview aired last weekIn the form in which the draft is now, the president is not ready to accept, we are still trying to make changes and add constructiveness,
a Ukrainian source close to the matter told AFP Saturday
Here's the bottom line, President Zelenskiy is going to sign that deal, and you will see that in the very short term,
Waltz told the Conservative Political Action Conference on the outskirts of Washington
Today, the teams of Ukraine and the United States are working on a draft agreement between our governments,
Zelenskiy said in his nightly video addressThe main conclusion is that Europe must and can do considerably more so that peace can realistically be achieved,
he saidWe're signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time,
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about a deal for Ukraine's minerals
It was not in our interests today... not in the interests of sovereign Ukraine'
Zelensky refused to sign the deal as offered last week, telling reporters over the weekend