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This whole negotiation from the start seems very tilted in Russia’s favour. And it’s even a question whether it should be termed a negotiation or in some sense, a series of American capitulations,
said Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow for Eurasia and Russia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and a former British ambassador to Belarus A half-baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives,
Trump said, echoing his frequent claim that he could have prevented the Russian invasion No one is being sidelined here,
said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Decisions on how to end the war in Ukraine cannot be made without Ukraine, nor can any conditions be imposed,
Zelensky said during a visit to Turkey on Tuesday I think that's not going to happen ... There was a lot of people at the table that really had no ability to execute some kind of peace process and failed miserably. We're not going to go down that path."
Retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said Saturday, when asked if European countries would have a seat at the negotiating table Europe should be at the table. It's about European security. The United States did a lot in support of us, we're very thankful—but Europe also did a lot, and they deserve this place."
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko told Newsweek I think they have to make peace. Their people are being killed, and I think they have to make peace. I said that was not a good war to go into, and I think they have to make peace. That's what I think."
Trump told reporters last week, when asked if Ukraine should be an equal member of the peace negotiations Europe and the world must be better protected from such evil and prepared to confront it. This requires a strong, united foreign policy and pressure on Putin, who started this war and is now expanding it globally. Together with Europe, the U.S., and all our partners, we can end this war with a just and lasting peace."
Zelensky said on X, formerly Twitter President Trump wants to stop the killing; the United States wants peace and is using its strength in the world to bring countries together. President Trump is the only leader in the world who can get Ukraine and Russia to agree to that."
U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Tuesday We want to end it. It's a senseless war. It should have never happened; it would have never happened if I were President."
FM Sergey #Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yury #Ushakov held talks with Secretary of State @SecRubio, National Security Adviser @michaelgwaltz, and US Special Envoy to the Middle East @SteveWitkoff. The Sides agreed to establish #RussiaUS dialogue."
In a post on X, the Russian Foreign Ministry wrote The participants discussed a broad range of issues, including prospects for normalising bilateral relations. The sides agreed to appoint respective ambassadors as soon as possible, and to start consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers to remove restrictions on activities of the diplomatic missions of the two countries."
The Russian Foreign Ministry in a press release on Russia-US consultations said The sides exchanged views on the situation surrounding Ukraine and reiterated their mutual commitment to settle the conflict. The Russian side emphasised the importance of eliminating the root causes of the conflict, creating proper conditions for achieving a lasting and enduring peace, and ensuring security and legitimate interests of all countries in the region. An agreement was reached to continue joint work in this area through special envoys to be appointed in the near future."
Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the barbarianism that's going on over there. Soldiers are being killed by thousands on a weekly basis. Apart from Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, a lot of Koreans have been killed. We want to end it.”
While addressing reporters at the White House, Trump said I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given them almost all of the land, and no people would have been killed, and no city would have been demolished, and not one dome would have been knocked down. But they chose not to do it that way.”
No. Putin is a war criminal, he should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed.”
Air Force veteran Roger Wicker, the senior Republican senator from Mississippi and chairman of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, said this when asked if Putin could be trusted Today I heard, ‘Oh, we weren’t invited’,
Trump said of Ukraine’s anger at being excluded from US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia I think I have the power to end this war,
Sounds like Trump bought Putin’s propaganda hook, line, and sinker,
That’s not a Russia thing, that’s something coming from me and coming from many other countries also,
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