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We continue to doubt that Putin’s team is coming to the table with good intent,
said the senior NATO official We take the models and solutions proposed by the Americans very seriously, but we can’t accept it all in its current form,
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said this week Of course, Russia wants peace. Under the right conditions,
a senior NATO official said on the sidelines of the meetings in Brussels that Rubio attended The Kremlin will continue to state that Russia is ready to talk, but there is a difference between talking and negotiating,
All of that supports the idea that Russia’s goals haven’t changed at all,
It’s willing to continue those talks,
[Putin] could accept a ceasefire now, he continues to bombard Ukraine, its civilian population, its energy supplies. We see you, Vladimir Putin, we know what you are doing,
The official was killed in the attack. His wife was wounded and is currently in hospital,
the general prosecutor’s office said in a statement I would say that he (Rubio) said all the right things. But the point is whether there is enough trust left between the U.S. and its allies.”
A senior European diplomat echoed this cautiously optimistic sentiment, saying We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not. I hope they are,
Rubio said, ... according to a Reuters report Moscow owes an answer to the United States which had worked very hard to come up with a mediation effort and a ceasefire proposal.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said I felt that the room had a broad agreement on where the red lines are.”
There was consensus that Russia needs to do more, that Russia should agree to a ceasefire."
The Russians and Putin will have to make a decision about whether they’re serious about peace or not,
President Trump is not going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations about negotiations,
I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil,
If all of a sudden, we wake up tomorrow and the Russians are launching a massive offensive, I think that's a pretty clear sign that they're not interested in peace".
That hasn’t happened yet, let’s hope it doesn’t happen. We want to know whether they want a peace or not. And if they do, then there’s a way there and we’re willing to help. If they’re not then it’s good to know early, so we can adjust our policies accordingly,
If you're interested in peace, you stop fighting. And you lay out the conditions by which you're willing to end the war, and these have to be reasonable conditions, right? Not crazy stuff. If you're interested in peace, that's what you do. If you’re not interested in peace, then you sort of drag it out, come up with excuses,
It was stressed that nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, and of course Ukraine and Europe need to be agreeing to whatever is discussed because this is all happening in Europe,
Kallas told reporters on Friday morning
